Weapons

A version of the LPD-17 hull form would be the best replacement for the aging LSD amphibious dock landing ships given the Marine Corps’ operational and lift requirements, but cost […]

The Army March 27 defended its aviation restructuring plan that includes moving AH-64 Apache attack helicopters from the National Guard to the active component before the House Appropriations Committee panel […]

Exelis [XLS] March 20 said it has integrated its Global Network On the Move Active Distribution (GNOMAD™) system into the Army Stryker vehicle. The satellite communications (SATCOM) on-the-move (OTM) system […]

Raytheon [RTN] Wednesday said it delivered its ninth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), six months ahead of schedule. A high-resolution, mobile, X-band radar, the […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] Thursday said it received a $60 million sustainment and support contract from Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system on […]

Contending with violence at home, Iraq is working to modernize its military with U.S. help as the Pentagon Monday officially notified Congress of two potential foreign military sales (FMS) together […]

The House-Senate National Defense Authorization Act of fiscal year 2014 would restrict procurement funds for General Dynamics’ [GD] Stryker vehicle upgrades until the Army submits a report on the status […]

FORT WORTH, Texas — Lockheed Martin [LMT] will deliver 36 F-35s by the end of December, meeting its goal for the year, according to a company executive. Lockheed Martin Vice […]

The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which recently returned home from an eight-month deployment to support 5th Fleet, operated with a unique mix of new and […]

BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System variants for rotary and fixed-wing aircraft both hit major milestones recently, with the fixed-wing variant wrapping up a Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstration (JCTD) […]