DefenceTalkThe Netherlands Ministry of Defense is adding Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Excalibur Ib artillery rounds to its arsenal under a previously announced foreign military sales agreement, underscoring growing international interest in the precision-guided projectile. The Netherlands is the second Excalibur lb customer in Europe after Sweden, the U.S. government’s development partner for the 155 mm […]https://www.defencetalk.com/netherlands-orders-raytheon-excalibur-ib-precision-munitions-65310/

DefenceTalkWith the success of a forward-firing miniature munition, also known as Spike, the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) proved that the government, by owning and controlling a weapons design, using modern modular designs and commercial-off-the-shelf components through ‘non-Department of Defense’ U.S. companies, can procure and deliver sophisticated guided missiles at a much lower […]https://www.defencetalk.com/navair-develops-forward-firing-miniature-munition-50257/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company successfully completed its first two Guide to Hit (GTH) test series of the Precision Extended Range Munition (PERM) program for the United States Marine Corps. This GTH tested the structural integrity and the kinematic capability of the round when fired from a smooth bore mortar tube. The tests confirmed that after launch, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheons-precision-extended-range-munition-completes-first-guide-to-hit-test-series-49230/

DefenceTalkThe Army is developing a new Advanced Multi-Purpose 120mm tank round that combines six different capabilities into a single round, service officials said. The Advanced Multi-Purpose, or AMP, is ready to enter into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase after a prototype successfully demonstrated Technology Readiness Level 6 through a science and technology program at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-developing-new-120mm-amp-tank-round-47228/

DefenceTalkFive miles off the southern coast of Oahu, Hawaii, a three-person submersible was lifted off the back of a boat by a mechanical crane. The underwater vehicle floated on the surface of the ocean for a few moments as the crew in the chase boat unhooked the submersible as it prepared for its 550-meter journey […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-samples-ocean-floor-for-underwater-munitions-project-46817/