U.S. Special Operations Command plans to transfer the pilots and support crews for the U-28A fleet to the Armed Overwatch platform as the new close air support aircraft enters service, an acquisition official said on May 13. 

The Norwegian government is injecting an additional 206 million Norwegian krone ($20 million) into defense equipment programs to address the country’s weakening currency.

Boeing believes it will secure two more new customers for its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter over the next 12-14 months.

The schedule for the Armed Overwatch program could become an early victim of rising political hostility during an election year, U.S. Special Operations Command’s acquisition chief said on May 12. 

The top Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee is urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to reopen the federal loan application process for businesses that are critical to national security, and revise the eligibility criteria to include the aerospace supply chain to help support the defense industry during the global coronavirus pandemic.

Gen. Charles Brown, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, says he would continue many of the same modernization efforts as his predecessor, but recognizes the service must adjust its strategy and priorities because of the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Hungary has been approved by the U.S. government to become the second export customer for the Raytheon AMRAAM-ER surface-to-air missile, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on May 8. 

Lockheed Martin has achieved its pledged goal of delivering $450 million in accelerated progress payments from the Pentagon to support the supply chain during the global novel coronavirus pandemic.