Weapons
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Missile DefenseL3Harris Wins $400 Million Contract For THAAD Motors and LDACS
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Monday announced it received a new $400 million contract to produce more solid rocket boost motors and Liquid Divert and Attitude Control Systems (LDACS) for the […]
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Air ForceCCA And FAMM Early Examples Of New Mode Of Acquisition, USAF Says
The Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) and Family of Affordable Mass Munitions (FAMM) programs are early Air Force attempts to accelerate the requirements process and use operator feedback to speed up […]
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Missile DefenseTHAAD Will Integrate Into IBCS Faster And Cheaper Than DoD Planned, Northrop Grumman Says
Northrop Grumman [NOC] officials last week confirmed the integration of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system into its Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) is proceeding […]
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WeaponsRTX Signs Framework Agreements With DoD To Increase Production On Five Munitions
RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon business signed framework agreements with the Defense Department to expand production of five major munitions over seven years, the company said on Wednesday. Under the Feb. 4 […]
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Air ForceUSAF Heralds “Rusty Dagger” Test As “Critical Milestone” In Low-Cost Cruise Missile Effort
Last month, the U.S. Air Force conducted an Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) test of the “Rusty Dagger” cruise missile by Zone 5 Technologies. The test on the Eglin Test […]
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Navy/USMCL3Harris Nabs Marine Corps Precision Attack Strike Munition Contract
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on Friday announced it awarded L3Harris Technologies [LHX] an 86.2 million contract for its Red Wolf launched effects vehicles for the Marine Corps’ Precision Attack […]
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Air ForceMobile And Mid-Range Targets An Issue For USAF, Targeting Planner Says
Defense analysts have said that insufficient attention to fielded forces’ input in the determination of military service requirements has been a chronic problem for the Defense Department, one example of […]
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Air ForceUkrainian Feedback Organization Cited As Means To Field Effective Systems Quickly
How can you significantly ramp up U.S. defense production and put industry on a “wartime footing,” as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed, without a full-fledged war and when it’s […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Reschedules Modular Missile Industry Day
The Navy has rescheduled an industry day for the Naval Modular Missile (NMM) program for Feb. 27, after it was previously postponed in October during the government shutdown, according to […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Says It’s In Tune With Rapid Production Goal In DoD-L3Harris Agreement
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said that it is in tune with the rapid production goal that the Pentagon said motivated its agreement with L3Harris Technologies [LHX] to spin off the latter’s […]