U.S. Air Force successfully conducts new test of AMRAAM missile
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The U.S. Air Force successfully conducted the new test of an advanced medium-range air-to-air missile, or also know as AMRAAM. A F-15E Strike Eagle from the 40th Flight Test Squadron launched an AMRAAM near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 26, 2020. The mission of the 40 FLTS is to lead an exceptional test and […]
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier selects BAE Systems to develop advanced seekers for THAAD weapon system
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Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has awarded a contract to BAE Systems for next-generation seeker for THAAD ballistic missile defense system. BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin to design and manufacture next-generation infrared seekers for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system, providing critical targeting technology that […]
U.S. Navy awards $164 million contract for anti-radar missiles
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Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, a business unit of Northrop Grumman, received a modification to a previously awarded contract worth approximately $164,9 million from the U.S. Navy to exercise an option to procure Lot Nine, full-rate production of Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM). The order includes the conversion of Advanced Guided Missle-88B High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles into […]
Lockheed Martin completes delivery of first antenna panels for Long Range Discrimination Radar
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The U.S Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Lockheed Martin announced on Tuesday that Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) closer to delivery. According to a recent service news release, MDA has completed delivery of the first ten antenna panels to Clear, Alaska, that will make up the first of the system’s two radar antenna arrays. Lockheed […]
Lockheed Martin successfully tested its next-generation long-range missile
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Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has announced that it tested next-generation long-range missile designed for the Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) program at White Sands Missile Range, NM. All objectives were achieved in a flawless second performance following the missile’s inaugural flight last December. “Today’s flight test further demonstrated the reliability, precision and […]
Athlon Avia conclude initial guided flight trials of Silent Thunder munition
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Ukrainian manufacturer and supplier of unmanned aerial systems, Athlon Avia Llc. has completed an initial series of guided flight trials of the developmental Silent Thunder smart loitering system, ArmyINFORM reported. The Silent Thunder concept is a precision-guided weapon system that would defeat and destroy enemy targets with minimum risk to nearby civilian lives and infrastructures. […]
Lockheed Martin releases image of its super fast weapon
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Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has released the image of its super-fast or hypersonic weapon system, called the AGM-183A Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW. For the first time, the new image giving military experts and analysts a first detailed look at boost-glide system, with an aerodynamic shape that is accelerated to […]
U.S. Navy test first SM-2 surface-to-air missile from restarted production line
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U.S. weapons maker Raytheon Co. has reported that it partnered with the U.S. Navy to successfully flight test the first SM-2 surface-to-air missile from the restarted production line. The SM-2 Block IIIB missile launched, flew and provided accurate telemetry data to the range, and engaged an airborne Navy target. SM-2 allows navies to defend against anti-ship missiles […]
Raytheon shared unique video of Griffin missile tests
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On Thursday, Raytheon Co., one of the world’s largest defense contractors, shared a video of Griffin missile weapon tests. Video posted on Twitter on Fer. 13 appears to show the test of Griffin low-cost modular system, that can be launched from the ground or air as a rocket-powered missile or dropped from the air as […]
U.S. Army aims to spend more than $1 billion on new precision-strike missile
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The U.S. Army plans to invest more than $1 Billion for developing and test next-generation, long-range precision-strike missile designed for the U.S. Army’s PrSM program. According to the Inside Defense, the Army is projecting it will buy 1,018 Precision Strike Missiles for $1 billion across the fiscal year 2021 future years defense program. This new […]