Category: Defence Blog

Sikorsky says future fast-attack helicopter 85% complete

By Colton Jones The Sikorsky Raider X prototype, the company’s pitch for the U.S. Army Future Attack Recon Aircraft (FARA), is more than 85 percent complete. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is making significant progress on RAIDER X, progressing 50 percent faster through production and assembly compared to legacy programs and resulting in a cost-effective, […]

Australia “fires up” $1 billion weapons program

By Daisuke Sato Australia’s Department of Defense confirmed on Wednesday that the government has advanced its $1 billion weapons program in announcing Raytheon Australia and Lockheed Martin Australia as partners of the Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise. Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton said three Australian-based companies – The Australian Missile Corporation, The Sovereign […]