L-3 Communications will retrofit one former Air Force MC-12W ISR aircraft as an airborne multi-intelligence platform for the Army, the Pentagon announced. Air Combat Command is transferring eight of its 41-strong MC-12 fleet to the Army as part of its overall fleet divestiture, all of which will likely require modification. L-3 is under contract to bring the first aircraft in line with the Army’s Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System Multi-Intelligence (EMARSS-M) standards. Work under the $31.8 million contract would be completed by Sept 2016, according to DOD’s list of major contracts, released March 31. Air Force Special Operations Command initially planned to acquire 33 former ACC Liberties via US Special Operations Command as a U-28 replacement. Congress ultimately barred the transfer and only 13 airframes will remain Air Force assets, forming an Air National Guard special operations mission in Oklahoma later this year.
Boeing Claims Progress on T-7 and Other Challenged Programs
April 25, 2025
Boeing appears to have become to overcome the problems that led to billions in losses on fixed-price defense contracts in recent years, point the company back toward profitabily, says Boeing president and CEO Kelly Ortberg.