Peter Johansson, Author at DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

New Su-57 Footage Reveals Loaded Weapons Bays and Stealth Strike Missile Loadout

New footage released on 9 November ahead of Dubai Airshow 2025 shows a Su-57 Felon flying with its internal weapons bays open and fully loaded. The aircraft is the T-50-9 prototype, bort number “509,” and the images give a clear view of

November 10, 2025

DoD Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders

Defense Infrastructure & Manufacturing

European Arms Embargoes Push Israel Toward Domestic Defense Manufacturing

JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set a goal on September 15 to drive far greater self-reliance in weapons production, using the “super-Sparta” line to describe the end-state. He paired the appeal with a warning on possible foreign blocks to arms supplies.

November 6, 2025

Defense Budgets / Policy

Defense Department Draft Memo Reveals Major Restructuring of Military Weapons Procurement and Contractor Accountability

A six-page draft memo obtained by multiple defense outlets lays out what could become the most extensive overhaul of Pentagon procurement in decades. The document, titled “Transforming the Warfighting Acquisition System to Accelerate Fielding of Capabilities,” centers on one priority: speed. Defense

November 4, 2025

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adam Enbal

Defense Infrastructure & Manufacturing

Boeing Defense Posts Positive Q3 Results Despite St. Louis Labor Stoppage

Boeing reported about $23.3 billion in third-quarter revenue, including a core loss driven by a $4.9 billion charge tied to the commercial 777X program’s updated certification schedule. Free cash flow was slightly positive, and the FAA cleared a step-up of 737 production

November 4, 2025

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Alyssa Joy

Contracts & Deals

NH Industries Pays Norway €305 Million to End Litigation Over Canceled NH90 Maritime Helicopter Program

Norway and NHIndustries signed an out-of-court settlement on November 3 that ends litigation over Oslo’s canceled NH90 maritime helicopter program. Officials confirm the agreement includes €305 million in cash plus roughly €70 million previously drawn under bank guarantees. The Oslo District Court

November 3, 2025

Directed Energy

Rheinmetall and MBDA Deliver 20 kW Shipborne Laser to WTD 91 for Meppen Drone Defense Trials

Berlin – Germany’s naval laser demonstrator has moved from sea to shore. The Rheinmetall–MBDA system transferred to the Bundeswehr’s Laser Competence Centre at WTD 91 in Meppen after a year of trials on the air-defense frigate Sachsen. Company materials note “fully operational

October 28, 2025

Photo by Jason Cutshaw, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command

Defense Budgets / Policy

Army Consolidates Homeland Air and Missile Defense Under SMDC

Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey said the Army has broadened the Space and Missile Defense Command’s role beyond the Ground-based Midcourse Defense mission to include all air and missile defense threats. “We did grow in responsibility,” he said. “The ground-based midcourse defense mission

October 15, 2025

Air & Missile Defense Systems

Army Plans Biennial Counter-Drone Competitions to Accelerate Soldier and Unit Defenses

Col. Guy Yelverton, who leads the Army’s counter-drone product office, told an AUSA audience the service will run industry competitions “at least at an every two-year cycle” to match fast-changing threats and reduce delays between demonstrations and fielding. “We need to ensure

October 14, 2025

U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Connor Brezenski

Contracts & Deals

Defense Department confirms two Lot F-35 deals worth about $24.3 billion covering Lots 18 and 19 and 296 aircraft

The Pentagon has finalized a $12.5 billion contract action to complete Lot 18 of the F-35 and to fund production and delivery of Lot 19, bringing the combined value of the two lots to about $24.3 billion when paired with the earlier

September 30, 2025

Contracts & Deals

How a $1.2 Billion Army Award to a Small Contractor Created a Fort Bliss Detention Controversy

The U.S. Army awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to Acquisition Logistics LLC to build and operate a large immigration detention complex on Fort Bliss near El Paso. The company is a small Virginia-based business with no publicly documented experience

September 21, 2025

Peter Johansson

New Su-57 Footage Reveals Loaded Weapons Bays and Stealth Strike Missile Loadout

European Arms Embargoes Push Israel Toward Domestic Defense Manufacturing

Defense Department Draft Memo Reveals Major Restructuring of Military Weapons Procurement and Contractor Accountability

Boeing Defense Posts Positive Q3 Results Despite St. Louis Labor Stoppage

NH Industries Pays Norway €305 Million to End Litigation Over Canceled NH90 Maritime Helicopter Program

Rheinmetall and MBDA Deliver 20 kW Shipborne Laser to WTD 91 for Meppen Drone Defense Trials

Army Consolidates Homeland Air and Missile Defense Under SMDC

Army Plans Biennial Counter-Drone Competitions to Accelerate Soldier and Unit Defenses

Defense Department confirms two Lot F-35 deals worth about $24.3 billion covering Lots 18 and 19 and 296 aircraft

How a $1.2 Billion Army Award to a Small Contractor Created a Fort Bliss Detention Controversy

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