Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to award a sole-source contract to Lockheed Martin for a combat management system for the future frigates, after the Navy determined the company is the only one capable of delivering the system without slowing…
3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM) won’t be replacing high-volume mass manufacturing anytime soon. But no one really expects that. Instead, these technologies have been making inroads in industries with high-value products that benefit from 3D printing’s ability to make…
Almost 52 years ago, Aviation Week & Space Technology’s cover marked the imminent delivery of the first Boeing 727 to United Airlines. The aircraft, N7004U, was the fifth off the line and was handed over at the end of October…
Defense industry CEOs have been up in arms over proposed new rules that would give the Pentagon more control over companies’ internal research spending. The Defense Department’s top weapons buyer Frank Kendall said the Pentagon should have greater visibility into…