Weapons
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Air ForceDOT&E Advises Completion Of Adequate Testing For Large Penetrator Smart Fuze
The Air Force needs to complete adequate testing of the Large Penetrator Smart Fuze (LPSF) for the GBU-57 A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), according to the fiscal 2025 Director of […]
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Air ForceTo Help Meet USAF Demand, PBS Aerospace Plans To More Than Double Small Turbojet Engine Capacity
PBS Aerospace, the U.S. subsidiary of the Czech-based PBS Group, plans to increase its production capacity for turbojet engines from 2,000 this year to 5,000 next year at its Roswell, […]
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WeaponsLockheed Martin Rolls Out Low-Cost Containerized Grizzly Launcher
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday unveiled its new Grizzly low-cost containerized launcher that can fire Hellfire missiles from a 10-foot shipping container, having recently completed its first live-fire tests. The […]
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WeaponsNo Estimate From Military Officials On Future Percentage Of Low-Cost Munitions For DoD
The Pentagon’s recently formed Munitions Acceleration Council, chaired by Deputy Defense Secretary Steven Feinberg, has eyed a doubling or quadrupling of production for about a dozen munitions viewed by the […]
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Air ForceUSAF Seeks Benchmarking Of Northrop Grumman’s Performance On SiAW
Through a request for information (RFI) issued this month, the U.S. Air Force is seeking to benchmark the performance of Northrop Grumman [NOC] on the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW). “The […]
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Navy/USMCPalladyne AI Nabs Navy Contract For Air-Launched Near Hypersonic Missile
Pallayne Corp. [PDYN] on Wednesday announced its GuideTech subsidiary recently won a Navy contract to develop a new lower cost air-launched, near hypersonic long-range missile, the Air-Launched Rapid Response Missile […]
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CongressWicker Backs “Crash Program” To Supply Ukraine With Low-Cost Weapons
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Thursday proposed a rapid effort to supply Ukraine with low-cost weapons to aid that country in turning back Russia. “We […]
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Unmanned SystemsUkraine Only Country That Can Provide ‘Immediate Counter-Action’ Against Shahed Drones, Ambassador Says
The U.S. should take immediate advantage of in-person Ukrainian counter-drone expertise to defeat kamikaze drones in Iran and elsewhere, according to the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. “When the first […]
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InternationalAdministration Fast Tracks Another Israel Arms FMS Bypassing Congress Amid Iran Campaign
The U.S. State Department last Friday approved another $151.8 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to help Israel restock its inventory of 1,000-pound bombs amid both countries’ campaign against Iran. Israel’s […]
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Navy/USMCPentagon Plans $65 Million Effort To Integrate PAC-3 MSEs Onto Navy Destroyers
The Defense Department plans to spend $65 million from the 2025 reconciliation bill to integrate the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) onto the Aegis […]
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