The Army has awarded a $311 million production order for Javelin missiles to Lockheed Martin [LMT]  and Raytheon Technologies [RTX], which jointly manufacture the weapon. The order includes replenishing 1,800 rounds sent to Ukraine. The latest Javelin deal will also cover deliveries of the ...

The Army this week awarded a Phase II contract of $1.7 million to the company LiquidPiston. The contract follows LiquidPiston’s successful completion of a Phase I xTechSearch Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award. The company developed and demonstrated a prototype of its Hybrid Electric ...

Last month, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Navy, and Japanese government verified a third successful demonstration of software allowing Japan to use the SPY-7 radar on an Aegis-capable ship for missile defense uses. MDA, the Navy Aegis Technical Representative and Japan Maritime ...

MESA, Ariz. —Boeing’s [BA] lead official for Apache attack helicopters told reporters on Monday the company is “out to change [the Army’s] mind” on the service’s plan for the next multi-year contract to be the last such procurement deal for the aircraft.  Kathleen “KJ” Jolivette, ...

MESA, Ariz. — Boeing [BA] on Monday opened a new $150 million facility in Mesa, Arizona for producing advanced composite components for future combat aircraft programs, which is set to become fully operational later this fall. The company said the 155,000-square foot secure Advanced Composite ...

General Electric [GE] said on Sept. 12 that it has tested out the company’s second XA100 adaptive cycle engine at the U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tullahoma, Tenn., for the Air Force’s Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP). The completion of the ...