U.S. defense contractor Raytheon Technologies said on Monday that its wholly-owned subsidiary Raytheon Missiles & Defense was selected by the U.S. Air Force to develop next generation air-launched nuclear cruise missile. According to a statement issued on 20 April by Raytheon, the U.S. Air Force plans to continue with Raytheon Missiles & Defense on the […]

The Ukrainian defense industry has suspended production of new missile systems, including the Vilha high-precision rockets system and the Grim-2 tactical missile system. Leonid Shiman, director of the Pavlograd Chemical Plant, told Ukrainian media that Government has failed to provide funds for financing, resulting in the plant temporarily suspend production of solid-propellant rocket motors for […]

The Defense Express has released footage showing the first qualification firing trial of the new “Neptune” land-based anti-ship missile. On April 2, 2020, in the south of the Odessa region at the “Alibey” proving ground was held regular tests of the “Neptune” land-based cruise missile system. The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine has […]

Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp, has won a contract valued at as much as $167 million to build a batch of 48 long-range anti-surface cruise missiles (LRASM) and tooling and test equipment. The DoD said Tuesday that work will be performed in Orlando, Florida, and is expected to be completed April 6, 2023. […]

Sierra Nevada Corporation, one of America’s fastest growing companies, has shared footage from the test of the new hypersonic engine, advancing to the next phase of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Operational Fires (OpFires) program. The goal of the OpFires program is to develop and demonstrate a novel ground-launched system enabling hypersonic boost […]

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC),, the global aerospace and national security leader owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, reached a major milestone in the advancement of hypersonic propulsion with its patented VORTEX engine, advancing to the next phase of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Operational Fires (OpFires) program. Through OpFires, SNC is extending its […]

The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin $946 million for the defense giants’ Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range, or JASSM-ERs, the Defense Department announced Wednesday. The multi-million dollar award is provided for 360 Lot 17 JASSM-Extended Range (ER) missiles; 40 Lot 17 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) JASSM-ER missiles; and 390 Lot 18 JASSM-ER missiles. JASSM is […]

Raytheon Co., one of the world’s largest defense contractors, announced on Monday that it will produce and deliver SM-3 Block IB interceptors under a $2.1 billion, multi-year U.S. Missile Defense Agency contract. It is the first multi-year contract for the SM-3 program, and covers fiscal years 2019–2023. SM-3 is the only ballistic missile interceptor that […]

Raytheon Co., one of the world’s largest defense contractors, was awarded a contract from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command for Tomahawk upgrade. The Department of Defense announced on Friday an agreement worth about $493 million for recertification and modernization of Tactical Tomahawk (TACTOM) Block IV all-up round missiles to include the integration of navigation […]

One of major U.S. defense contractors Raytheon is awarded a $392,4 million modification to a previously awarded contract for AIM-9X Sidewinder tactical missiles. This modification exercises options for the production and delivery of tactical missiles (Lot 20 AIM-9X, Block II and Block II plus), captive air training missiles, plus all up round tactical missiles, captive […]