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Business/Financial

Navy Continues Verifying AARGM, OPEVAL Planned For Summer

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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

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By Geoff Fein The Navy earlier this month conducted another successful test shot of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM), proving out systems that will improve the capability of the High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM). "The test exercised all the new components of the AARGM missile, specifically the GPS along with the ARH (anti-radiation homing)...improved ARH performance...and then the millimeter wave end game terminal guidance," Capt. Larry Egbert, program manager direct and time sensitive strike, told Defense Daily in a recent…

Congress

Baldwin Concerned With Army’s JLTV ‘Mismanagement,’ Seeks Support For Marines’ Procurement Plans

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) has raised concerns with the “Army’s mismanagement” of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, and is seeking assurance that the Marine Corps can be supported […]

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]