Weapons

The Army on Wednesday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $21.7 million contract to upgrade cockpit displays in the AH-64E Apache attacks helicopters. The contract is the fourth lot of modernized […]

The most expensive weapon ever devised, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, has been declared ready for battle by the Marine Corps. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), went operational Friday […]

In order to develop its future vertical lift (FVL) platforms in a timely and affordable manner without having the helicopters become obsolete before they ever see combat, the Army must […]

BALTIMORE — The future airborne capability environment (FACE) consortium is working with the F-35 Lightning II program office in anticipation that future upgrades to the aircraft’s avionics software will be […]

The Marine Corps will soon conduct an operational readiness inspection (ORI) of its first squadron of F-35Bs, the final step before declaring that the jets are finally combat ready. Marine […]

Qatar recently signed an agreement to purchase four additional C-17 Globemaster III airlifters from Boeing [BA], the company said on Monday. The four upcoming C-17s will join the Qatar Armed […]

The State Department approved a possible $130 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Guided Bomb Units (GBU-31s and GBU-12s) and associated equipment, parts, […]

The Marine Corps is less than two months from declaring the F-35B ready for combat, but the long awaited fifth-generation aircraft will not be rushed into battle as quickly as […]

BAE Systems has demonstrated the capability of its Rokar Silver Bullet artillery shell retrofit to turn any conventional indirect fire round into a precision-guided munition, the company said May 11. […]

The Army recently fired the Excalibur 1b guided munition with the M109A2/A3 self-propelled howitzer, demonstrating the round’s compatibility with the internationally ubiquitous artillery cannon, prime contractor Raytheon [RTN] said on […]