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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin And Raytheon Picked To Develop HALO Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon Technologies [RTX] $116 million in contracts on March 27 to start developing anti-ship air-launched hypersonic weapons that can be based on aircraft […]
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ArmyArmy Forms New Cross-Functional Team Focused On Contested Logistics
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Army Futures Command (AFC) is officially standing up a new cross-functional team (CFT) focused on contested logistics, the command’s leader said Wednesday. Gen. James Rainey, the AFC […]
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ArmyArmy Eyeing Readiness Impacts of Artillery Ammunition Supplies to Ukraine
U.S Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Chief of Staff Gen. James McConnville are keeping tabs on possible readiness impacts of the continued supply of U.S. artillery ammunition, including 155mm rounds […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin Debuts Crescent Space Subsidiary and Parsec Lunar Constellation
Lockheed Martin [LMT] unveiled a new subsidiary Crescent Space on Tuesday, focused on providing infrastructure for lunar missions. The company will operate a constellation of small constellation of lunar satellites for […]
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Homeland SecurityFunding Request For Checkpoint CT Would Delay Build Out Until 2042, Pekoske Says
It will take nearly two decades to complete deployments of next-generation checkpoint baggage scanners under the Biden administration’s fiscal year 2024 funding request for the systems, which so far have […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks $2 Billion in 2024 Unfunded List
The Navy’s $2 billion fiscal year 2024 unfunded priorities list it sent to Congress focuses on capabilities to make the fleet more capable in a high-end fight. The top four […]
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ArmyArmy Aims To Boost 155mm Ammo Production To 85,000 Rounds Per Month By 2028
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Army is aiming to increase production of 155mm artillery shells to 85,000 rounds per month by 2028, over four times its current rate, Under Secretary Gabe […]
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ArmyArmy Eyes Cost Savings Percentage In ‘High Single Digits’ With Potential GMLRS, PAC-3 Multi-Years
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Army’s aim for potentially using multi-year deals to procure GMLRS rockets and Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 missiles is to get a cost savings percentage in the […]
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BudgetAustin Rejects Mandate For Unfunded Priorities Lists
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said he would support removing a congressional authorization that requires senior military leaders to annually provide Congress with their unfunded priorities lists (UPLs) and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCL-20 Used in Switchblade 300, May See Wider Use in JASSM-ER, LRASM, Other Munitions
The Energetics Technology Center (ETC) in Indian Head, Md., is examining which of a half dozen munitions, among them the Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) and […]
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