hypersonics
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Navy/USMCSAIC Nabs $63 Million Contract For Navy Hypersonic Work
Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] said on Thursday it won a $63 million contract from the Navy to support advanced hypersonic concepts and strategic mission development. The work is specifically […]
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman and RTX Nab Another Round of Hypersonic Defense Funds For More Concept Refinement
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded both Northrop Grumman [NOC] and RTX [RTX] another $54 million to fund further concept refinement for their hypersonic defense Glide Phase Intercept (GPI) concepts. […]
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ArmyArmy Looks To Reduce Hypersonic Industry Costs, Official Outlines Supply Chain Issues
A U.S. Army official this week outlined where the service sees specific opportunities to lower costs for parts of hypersonic missiles and highlightedlimitations in the current supply chain. Dynetics [LDOS] […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Taps Aerojet Rocketdyne To Power HALO
L3 Harris Technologies [LHX] said its Aerojet Rocketdyne subsidiary was chosen by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to provide the propulsion system for the anti-ship Hypersonic Air-Launched Offensive Anti-Surface weapon (HALO). The […]
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Missile DefenseBoeing Wins Phase 2 Of DARPA Hypersonic Defense Interceptor
Boeing [BA] won a $70.5 million contract to develop and test technologies for the second phase of the Defense Advanced Research projects Agency’s (DARPA) counter-hypersonic missile interceptor program, Glide Breaker. […]
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Navy/USMCHII Nabs $155 Million Mod To Install Hypersonic Missiles On DDG-1000
The Navy awarded HII [HII] a $155 million modification to execute the modernization of the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) that will install hypersonic missiles. The work is expected to be finished […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Hypersonic Defense Program Limited Due To New Technologies, Focused On Maturing Tech
A top Missile Defense Agency official recently said its work on a new hypersonic missile defense effort is “throttled” due to new technology that has to be matured, but it […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Plans To Issue EMD Contract For Carrier-Based Hypersonic Weapon In Early 2024
A recent Navy notice said the service intends to conduct a competition for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase for an aircraft carrier-based hypersonic weapon program later this year […]
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Navy/USMCGD Wins $1.1 Billion Mod For Long-Lead Material Of Two Virginia Subs After Delay
General Dynamics Electric Boat [GD] on May 23 won a $1.1 billion contract modification to procure long-lead time material for two Virginia-class attack submarines after a delay due to an […]
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman And Raytheon Nab More Contract Mods To Refine Hypersonic Defense Concepts
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon Technologies [RTX] additional firm-fixed-price modifications to extend their work refining concepts for hypersonic missile defense, called the […]
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