Weapons
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WeaponsAFRL Moving Forward with Miniature Self-Defense Missile, As Raytheon Secures Contract
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) munitions directorate at Eglin AFB, Fla., is moving forward with research and development on a miniature self-defense missile (MSDM), as Raytheon [RTN] beat out […]
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PentagonAerojet Rocketdyne Announces Completion of Second Series of Propulsion Tests for Hypersonic Missile
Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] said on July 21 that it has finished a second series of propulsion system tests under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Operational Fires (OpFires) program […]
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Air ForceAir Force Buying Anti-Jam JDAM Kits in Response to PACAF Urgent Need
The U.S. Air Force is buying Strategic Anti-jam Beam-forming Receiver Y-code (SABR-Y) GPS and antenna kits for Boeing [BA] Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) in response to an urgent operational […]
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Air ForceAFMC Commander: Hypersonic Development Efforts Not Waylaid by COVID-19
The commander of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) said on July 1 that AFMC’s hypersonic development efforts are proceeding as a high priority effort despite the operational hurdles of the […]
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WeaponsFirst StormBreaker Test With Super Hornet
A U.S. Navy flight test recently conducted the first guided release of a Raytheon Technologies [RTX] StormBreaker bomb from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, the company said Tuesday. StormBreaker is the […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Nabs $392 Million Mod For More AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles
Naval Air Systems Command awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $392 million modification on March 20 to produce and deliver additional Lot 20 AIM-9X, Block II, and Block II plus Sidewinder air-to-air […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Working Over $3.5 Billion In Hypersonic Programs; Northrop, Raytheon Playing Too
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has more than $3.5 billion worth of business it has captured in hypersonic weapons, with a lot of the development work expected to move into the prototype […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin CEO Discusses F-35 Capabilities for Israel
The Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 saw its combat debut with the Israeli Air Force (IAF) last year, and company CEO Marilyn Hewson put in a plug on July 1 for […]
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WeaponsAir Force Moving ‘Extremely Fast’ on New Missile to Replace AMRAAM
DAYTON, Ohio — The Air Force is moving quickly to develop a new air-to-air missile that would eventually replace the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), the leader of the […]
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Air ForceAFRL to Begin Testing High Power Microwave Weapon Programs
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to begin testing two high-power microwave efforts over the next few years as plans to use directed energy weapons to counter drones and […]