Weapons

To improve its testing of scramjet engines, the Air Force may reopen Sandusky, Ohio’s Hypersonic Test Facility (HTF) at the NASA Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility–known as Plum Brook Station […]

Nearly two years after opening an artillery projectile facility, Army officials last week admitted they are still not close to having a new Mesquite, Texas, facility actually produce metal parts […]

AURORA, Colo.–The Air Force has begun inert, captive carry weapons testing for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program featuring an Increment 1 competition this year between General Atomics‘ YFQ-42A Dark […]

In response to a U.S. Central Command and Air Forces Central Joint Urgent Operational Need (JUON) in August 2024, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) armament directorate at Eglin […]

The Navy recently declared the RTX [RTX] GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II has reached Initial Operational Capability (IOC) on the Boeing [BA] F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The SDB II precision-guided […]

The Navy is starting market research to find a new anti-radiation guided missile to operate at longer ranges than current systems, according to a Feb. 18 Request For Information (RFI). […]

L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Monday announced it received a new $400 million contract to produce more solid rocket boost motors (SRBMs) and Liquid Divert and Attitude Control Systems (LDACS) for […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]