Weapons
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Army
PAC-3 MSE Successfully Hits Target In Test Flight
A Lockheed Martin [LMT]-constructed PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) missile detected, tracked, and successfully intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target today, the company said. The PAC-3 is a high-velocity […]
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Army
Army’s Open Architecture Missile Defense Brain To Begin Production In 2016
The Army’s new missile defense brain is set to enter initial production in 2016, establishing a critical baseline command-and-control architecture that can tie together various air defense systems into a […]
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Pentagon
Raytheon Wins Contract For 52 SM-3 Block IB Missiles Worth Up To $2.3 Billion
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon [RTN] a contract modification worth up to $2.3 billion to procure the material for, fabricate, test, and deliver 52 Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IB […]
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International
Saudi Arabia Requests $1.29 Billion In Thousands Of Air-to-Ground Munitions
The State Department approved a possible $1.29 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Saudi Arabia for air-to-ground munitions and associated equipment, parts and logistical support. The Defense Security Cooperation […]
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International
UAE Requests $380 Million In JDAM Sustainment And Support
The State Department approved a possible $380 million foreign military sale (FMS) request to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for thousands of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), sustainment and associated […]
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International
Lithuania Requests $599 Million In Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles
The State Department approved a possible $599 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Lithuania for Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICV) and associated equipment, parts and logistical support. The Defense […]
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International
Turkey Requests $70 Million In JDAMs
The State Department approved a possible $70 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Turkey for Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support. The Defense […]
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Air Force
Boeing Selects BAE For Air Force F-15 EW Upgrades
Boeing [BA] selected BAE Systems to develop and manufacture a new all-digital electronic warfare (EW) system for the U.S. Air Force’s F-15 fighter fleet, BAE said Thursday. The new system […]
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Business/Financial
Netherlands And Pratt & Whitney Sign F135 Depot Activation Contract
The Netherlands Ministry of Defense (MOD) signed a depot activation contract with Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. [UTX], to launch a maintenance, repair, overhaul, & upgrade […]
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Air Force
Lockheed Martin Teams With Roketsan On Long-Range Missile For F-35
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Turkish company Roketsan have agreed to cooperatively develop a next-generation air-to-surface missile for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The so-called SOM-J is a new standoff cruise […]
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