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Army Awards Multi-Year GMLRS Deal To Lockheed, Includes First …
18 hours ago · The Army has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a multi-year contract for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems initially worth up to $4.1 billion, with the deal covering the first production order for the new extended range version of the rocket.
Army Officials Talk Missile Defense Production Improvements, …
18 hours ago · 10/16/2024. Army Space and Missile Defense Command IFPC M-SHORAD missile defense PAC-3 U.S. Army. Army officials on Tuesday argued how they are working to reduce the high operational tempo of high demand missile defense systems like Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and Patriot while working to improve production of other systems ...
Air Force Wavering on New Fighter Imperils World’s Most …
Sep 16, 2024 · The ancestry of the Air Force’s current advanced engine family dates back over 30 years, when the Pratt & Whitney F119 engine was selected for the F-22 fighter after a 1990 fly-off. The production F119 later became the basis for the F135 engine for the F-35 joint strike fighter. The F119 and F135 have no peers.
Army To Begin Delivering First Live Hypersonic Weapon
Aug 10, 2022 · The delivery of the first prototype hypersonic hardware to Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade is completed on Oct. 7, 2021, with a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Army photo by Spc.
Shyu Finalizes DoD’s Top 14 Technology Priorities ... - Defense Daily
The Pentagon’s top technology official has finalized a list of her top 14 priority areas for technology development, which will help drive the department’s forthcoming National Defense Science and Technology (S&T) strategy.
Army Releases New Modernization Strategy, Sets Path For …
Oct 17, 2019 · The Army has released its updated modernization strategy detailing the service’s plan to integrate new weapons platforms and operational concepts as it looks to “transform into a multi-domain force by 2035.”. The new document, released Wednesday, builds on the Army’s plan to go after six modernization priorities and covers a four-phase ...
U.S. Air Force Holds Critical Design Review for LRSO
The U.S. Air Force said that it conducted a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Raytheon Technologies [RTX] AGM-181 Long Range Stand-Off (LRSO) nuclear-tipped cruise missile on Feb. 27-March 2 at Eglin AFB, Fla.. As of June 2021, the Air Force planned to buy 1,087 LRSOs–67 for development and 1,020 in procurement–at a unit cost of $13.3 million, per the Government Accountability Office ...
Army Taps Five Firms To Demo Self-Propelled Howitzers To Inform …
1 day ago · 10/15/2024. The Army has selected five vendors to demonstrate their self-propelled howitzer solutions over the next two months for its pursuit to extend the range of its cannon artillery, with the results to inform a competitive evaluation phase in fiscal year 2026. A total….
DoD Releases National Defense Strategy With Focus Placed On …
Oct 27, 2022 · Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III conducts a press briefing after the release of the unclassified National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review, and Missile Defense Review at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 27 2022.