Weapons

The State Department approved a possible $1.6 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia for several C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support. The Defense Security […]

The State Department approved a potential $55 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Estonia for Javelin missiles and associated parts, equipment, training, and logistical support. The principle contractor would be […]

The Army project manager for the Stryker Brigade Combat Team received the green light from the Army Acquisition Executive to procure a fourth brigade of Stryker Double V-Hull (DVH) vehicles. […]

The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said Tuesday they conducted an intercept test of […]

The Defense Department has relaxed some of its flight restrictions on F-35 test aircraft after an engine issue in June led the Pentagon to ground its fleet. F-35 Joint Program […]

Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it demonstrated the successful prototyping of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) technologies into the U.S. Patriot Air and Missile Defense System radar. […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and its defense partners Sunday completed the first intercept test using second-generation exoatmospheric kill vehicle (EKV) over the Pacific Ocean, potentially clearing the way for […]

The Ground-Based Interceptors’ (GBI) Exo-atmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) remains the Missile Defense Agency’s top priority and will hopefully prove itself successful in a flight test later this month, MDA Director […]

The Excalibur Program Office April 3 said it transitioned to Increment Ib production and heads toward a summer decision on full-rate production, now that it has completed assembly of the […]

F-35 acquisition costs increased $7.4 billion over a year, up 1.9 percent from last year, according to the 2013 Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) submitted to Congress Thursday. Acquisition costs rose […]