Weapons
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WeaponsMore Than $2 Billion in UAE/Saudi Arabia Foreign Arms Sales Approved by U.S. State Department
As the U.S. tries to deter Iran and its proxies, the U.S. State Department has approved more than $2 billion in foreign military sales (FMS) to Saudi Arabia and the […]
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Unmanned SystemsBoeing Laser System Defeated Group 3 UAS In Recent Red Sands Experiment
A directed energy system based on laser technology successfully defeated large drones in a recent counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) exercise hosted by U.S. Central Command and Saudi Arabia, Boeing […]
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ArmyArmy Taps Epirus For Second Generation Microwave-Based Drone Killer
The Army is proposing a new contract with Epirus to develop a second-generation of the company’s microwave-based system to take out small drones on the battlefield that will incorporate enhancements […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Has Enough VLS Cells For Now But Looking To Boost In Future, Official Says
A Navy official on Tuesday said that in the near-term, “we have plenty of VLS cells for the Tomahawk missiles that we have in inventory, both on the surface and […]
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WeaponsAnduril Discloses $250 Million DoD Air Defense Contract For Roadrunner, EW Systems To Defeat UAS
Anduril Industries on Tuesday said it has received a $250 million Defense Department contract to deliver more than 500 munition variants of its Roadrunner autonomous air vehicle (AAV) and an […]
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Air ForceLeidos Introduces Self-Funded Small Cruise Missile With Multi-Mission Capabilities
Leidos [LDOS] on Thursday introduced a small cruise missile (SCM) the company has been developing on its own for nearly four years to meet the needs of Special Operations Forces […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Nabs $1.26 Billion In Navy Missile Contracts
RTX’s Raytheon [RTX] on Sept. 27 won over $1.26 billion in Navy contracts to build and deliver AIM-9X Sidewinder and Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Block II Guided Missile Assemblies. Naval […]
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ArmyAeroVironment Says U.S. Army Has Lifted Bid Protest Stop Worker Order for Switchblade
Arlington, Va.-based AeroVironment [AVAV] said on Monday that the U.S. Army has lifted a stop work order for the company’s Switchblade kamikaze drones under an up to $990 million, five-year […]
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InternationalU.S. OKs $145.5 Million In Javelin And Radio Systems To Bulgaria And Sweden
The State Department on Friday approved two Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for Javelin missiles to Bulgaria and Joint Tactical Radio Systems to Sweden worth $145.5 million total. The Defense Security […]
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Navy/USMCKongsberg Announces Second International Missile Factory In Virginia
Norway’s Kongsberg on Tuesday said it will be building a new factory to build and provide support for Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) and Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) in James City […]