F-35 Enterprise Has Tripled Production since 2016; 47% Increase from 2018 to 2019 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the 134th F-35 aircraft for the year today, exceeding the joint government and industry 2019 delivery goal of 131 aircraft. One hundred and thirty-four deliveries represent a 47% increase from 2018 and nearly a 200 percent production […]

DefenceTalkWASHINGTON:Dr. Bruce Jette, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, approved the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program’s transition into Full-Rate Production yesterday. The approval follows an Army decision in December 2018 to begin fielding the new platform with the Army’s 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, in April. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-approves-jltv-full-rate-production-72354/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company is being awarded a $327,146,998 Fixed Price Incentive (firm target) modification to previously awarded contract N00024-14-C-5315 to exercise options for Air and Missile Defense Radar Program (AMDR) Low Rate Initial Production. “Progressing to production is the result of a lot of hard work and dedication from our AMDR team of experts across Raytheon, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-begins-anspy-6v-radar-production-69913/

DefenceTalkA contract for the serial production of the fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA fighter jet at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant is planned to be signed before the end of 2017, Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Territory Vyacheslav Shport said. “A contract for the production of the first batch of T-50 PAK FA fighter jets for Russia’s Defense […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-may-start-producing-t-50-fighters-in-late-2017-68195/

DefenceTalkBoeing warned Thursday that second-quarter earnings will be hit by $2.1 billion in unexpected after tax costs, including its third charge in a year on a large Air Force tanker contract. Boeing said its quarterly earnings release on July 27 will recognize $393 million in costs associated with the KC-46 tanker program, a next-generation military […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-hit-by-2-1-bn-in-tanker-production-costs-67888/

DefenceTalkRostvertol, part of the Russian Helicopters holding company, has started mass production of Mi-28NE combat helicopter with dual controls. This allows operation of the helicopter by both a pilot and an operator pilot acting as an instructor. While retaining all the attack helicopter functions, Mi-28NE with dual controls considerably simplifies the military pilot training process. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mi-28ne-with-dual-controls-is-launched-into-serial-production-67131/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy awarded a nearly $1.5 billion contract Aug. 27 to Boeing Defense, Space & Security for the procurement of 13 Full-Rate Production (FRP) Lot 2 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Nine planes will join the U.S. fleet and four will join the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), who has been a cooperative partner in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-orders-additional-p-8a-aircraft-first-royal-australian-air-force-planes-65216/

DefenceTalkHuntington Ingalls Industries (HII) received a $3.35 billion contract award for the detail design and construction of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second ship in the Gerald R. Ford class of carriers. The work will be performed at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. The company also received a $941 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hii-awarded-contract-for-design-of-aircraft-carrier-cvn-79-64419/

DefenceTalkRussian Helicopters has launched series production on the heavy Mi-26T2 helicopter at Rostvertol. The Mi-26T2 is a modernised version of the Mi-26T, equipped with the latest avionics, making it possible to cut the number of crew required and also to operate the helicopter during night-time. “We announce the start of production on the modernized heavy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-launches-production-of-upgraded-mi-26t2-helicopter-64280/

DefenceTalkThe Department of Defense accepted its final F-35 Lightning II aircraft delivery for 2014 today meeting the program production goal of 36 aircraft. With the last delivery for this year, the government, Lockheed Martin and industry team has delivered 109 operational aircraft to the U.S. and partner nations since the program’s inception. The 36th delivery, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-35-lightning-ii-program-meets-aircraft-production-goal-for-2014-61202/