Missile Defense
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InternationalRTX Chooses Spain’s Sener To Help Make Patriot GEM-Ts For Europe
RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon business unit awarded a contract to Spain’s Sener to develop and produce the electro-mechanical control section on its Patriot GEM-T missiles, the company said Monday. RTX specifically […]
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Missile DefenseRTX Wins $344 Million Contract To Develop New SM-2 And SM-6 Variants With New Guidance Section
The Navy awarded RTX [RTX] a $344 million contract in March to develop two new Standard Missile (SM) variants that focus on a new common guidance section for U.S. and […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Transfers Long Range Discrimination Radar To MDA
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday said it has transitioned the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) to the Missile Defense Agency, setting up plans for a decision on an Operational Baseline […]
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Releases Draft RFP For Epoch 2 Satellites
U.S. Space Systems Command last Friday released the draft request for proposals (RFP) for the planned medium-Earth orbit (MEO) space vehicles for future missile warning and tracking defense. Currently, Space […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon Awards Nearly $200 Million To Transition Technologies To Production
The Defense Department this week said it has awarded $193.8 million in new projects aimed at quickly fielding new technologies to warfighters, the second tranche of fiscal year 2024 awards […]
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Business/FinancialPrivate Equity Firm, Special Aerospace Service Create Space And Defense Technology Platform Company
Godspeed Capital and Special Aerospace Services (SAS) have partnered to create a platform company under the SAS brand that is focused on new space, hypersonics, and missile defense technology and […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV Says MidEast Ops Have Used Almost $1 Billion In Munitions, Supplemental Needed To Replace Them
The Secretary of the Navy this week told a congressional panel that the service has used nearly $1 billion in critical munitions in Middle East operations in the past year […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Wins Over Northrop For Next Generation Interceptor
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) selected Lockheed Martin [LMT] Monday to continue development for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) over competitor Northrop Grumman [NOC]. In 2021, MDA chose teams led […]
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InternationalU.S. Forces Destroy Dozens Of Iran-Aligned UAVs and Ballistic Missiles In Defense of Israel
U.S. military forces recently destroyed over 80 one-way uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV)s and ballistic missiles meant to target Israel in retaliation for Israel’s recent attack on an Iranian consulate in […]
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Missile DefenseNGI Down-Select Coming This Month With Acquisition Strategy Change, MDA Director Says
The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) director last Friday told lawmakers the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) is changing its acquisition strategy to have a down-select this month, rather than after the […]
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