Weapons
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Air ForceDARPA and Air Force Finish HAWC Flight Tests, As Hypersonic Missiles Look Closer to Production
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Air Force have completed the fourth and final flight test for the Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program. The flight […]
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Air ForceAt Least Three-Year Delay Foreseen in Fielding of Smart Fuze for GBU-57
The U.S. Air Force has delayed by at least three years the fielding date of a smart fuze for the Boeing [BA] GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP)–a 20-foot, 30,000-pound munition […]
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Air ForceSimulating Extreme Heat and Speed Key Challenge for Draper in Mayhem Program
Simulating the high heat and speed of hypersonic systems is key for Massachusetts’ Draper Laboratory in its work on the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Mayhem program. A Leidos [LDOS] […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Conducts First First All-Up-Round Test of ARRW
The U.S. Air Force 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, Calif., conducted the first all-up-round test of a prototype Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on Dec. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySOCEUR Conducts JASSM Palletized Munition Test Over Arctic Circle
As Ukraine continues its NATO-backed defense against Russian forces, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) on Nov. 9 conducted the first theater test over the Arctic Circle in Norway of […]
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InternationalU.S. State Department Approves Potential $380 Million Sale of AMRAAMs to Belgium
The U.S State Department has approved a potential $380 million sale of up to 120 Raytheon Technologies [RTX] AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and related equipment to Belgium. […]
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Special OperationsMoog, Inc. Announces Its Selection by L3Harris for Armed Overwatch
New York-based Moog Inc.[MOG-A, MOG-B] said on Oct. 18 that L3Harris Technologies [LHX] has chosen Moog’s space and defense segment to provide the Moog weapon Stores Management System (SMS) for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyShyu Says Hypersonic Weapons Just One ‘Arrow’ in DoD Quiver, While Rep. Lamborn Argues for Parity
DoD research chief Heidi Shyu, in a possibly unintentional play on words, said on Oct. 18 that hypersonic weapons are just one “arrow” in the Pentagon’s quiver against high technology […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHypersonic Weapons ‘Not a Panacea,’ But Have Place in DoD Inventory, Kendall Says
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said this week that two booster flight tests this year of a prototype Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) have not changed […]
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Air ForceUSAF Awards Contracts for Next Phase of Stand-in Attack Weapon to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and L3Harris
The U.S. Air Force is awarding about $45 million to Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman [NOC] and L3Harris Technologies [LHX] for the next step in the service’s Stand-in Attack Weapon […]
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