Integrated Weapon System continues development The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $31.9 million contract for the Operational Fires (OpFires) Phase 3 Weapon System Integration program. OpFires seeks to develop and demonstrate an innovative ground-launched system to enable a hypersonic boost glide missile system to penetrate modern enemy air […]

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE: After four years of planning, the 752nd Operations Support Squadron has successfully completed their first live mission on the AN/TYQ-23A weapons system at Tinker Air Force Base. The 752nd OSS received the AN/TYQ-23A Tactical Air Operations Module weapons system in September 2019 after beginning the acquisition process in the summer of […]

JORDAN: U.S. Army Soldiers with Charlie Company,1st Combined Arms Battalion, 252 Armor Regiment (1-252 AR), 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) known as, “Old Hickory,” North Carolina Army National Guard (NCANG), in collaboration with Military Engagement Team-Jordan (MET-J), 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), Arizona Army National Guard (AZANG), conducted a two-week Subject Matter Expert Exchange […]

DefenceTalkThe Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully complete a test series of the David’s Sling Weapons System, a missile defense system that is a central part of Israel’s multi-tiered antimissile array. The prime contractor for the David’s Sling Weapon […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-us-complete-davids-sling-weapon-system-intercept-tests-68926/

DefenceTalkWhat Is It? The EM Railgun launcher is a long-range weapon that fires projectiles using electricity instead of chemical propellants. Magnetic fields created by high electrical currents accelerate a sliding metal conductor, or armature, between two rails to launch projectiles at 4,500 mph. How Does It Work? Electricity generated by the ship is stored over […]https://www.defencetalk.com/electromagnetic-railgun-pictures-61936/

DefenceTalkWASHINGTON — The United States military has “complete faith that our systems are secure and reliable,” a Pentagon spokesman said here today. The military is always concerned about cybersecurity and the chances of losing information to other nations, Army Col. Steve Warren said, but the department has invested a lot of money, time and expertise […]https://www.defencetalk.com/despite-hackers-dod-retains-faith-in-weapon-systems-47987/