Weapons
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Unmanned SystemsSaronic, Castelion Partner For Sea-Launch Of Hypersonic Vehicle From MUSV
Unmanned surface vessel (USV) developer Saronic Technologies and Castelion, which is developing low-cost hypersonic strike missiles, have partnered to conduct a maritime containerized launch in 2027 of a Blackbeard missile […]
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InternationalState Department Approves Sale Of AMRAAMs To South Korea
The State Department on Wednesday approved a potential $292 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 70 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to South Korea. Beyond the missiles, the […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looks To Start Building Family Of Affordable Mass Missiles In September
The U.S. Air Force’s Family of Affordable Mass Missiles (FAMM) is to begin production in September, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach said on Tuesday. At a […]
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Air ForceJoint Strike Missile Operational Test Planned For October, 2027, As Kongsberg Gets Nearly $241 Million Lot 2 Award
The U.S. Air Force is planning an operational test of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) by Norway’s Kongsberg in October next year, and the company is receiving a nearly $241 […]
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Air ForceAir Force Eyes Mass Production of FAMM-P While Also Pursuing FAMM-L
The Air Force is planning mass production of a palletized variant of the Family of Affordable Mass Missiles (FAMM-P) in the near-term as the service also develops a lugged variant […]
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CongressReplacement Munitions May Not Be One-for-One; May Include New Weapons Chemistries, Wittman Says
As the Pentagon looks to refill inventories of weapons used in Iran and elsewhere, replacements may not be one for one but instead mark a new portfolio mix, according to […]
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Air ForceFAMM More Than Two-Thirds Of Munitions Buy In Air Force FYDP
The Family of Affordable Mass Missiles (FAMM) represents more than two-thirds of the more than 39,000 munitions in the Air Force’s future years defense plan (FYDP). At a Thursday Senate […]
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Navy/USMCCBO Looks At Options To Quickly Increase Navy Missile Capability
A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report published this week examined three options to quickly increase the size and missile capability of the Navy’s fleet within five years in an effort […]
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InternationalState Department Approves Nearly $4.7 Billion In Helicopters To South Korea, Support To India And Missiles For Belgium
The State Department on Monday approved over $4.7billion in two potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs for helicopters to South Korea as well as support services to India military equipment […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU Picks Five Companies As Winners of Drone Dominance Program’s Lethality Challenge
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has chosen five companies as winners of the Drone Dominance Program’s Lethality Prize. Northrop Grumman [NOC] was the only traditional defense company picked. The […]