MDA Looks To Add Competition To SM-3 IIAs in RFI
MDA is looking at possibly adding competition to production and delivery of its Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile interceptor, according to a new Request For Information (RFI). A March 10 […]
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Lockheed eyes two-year timeline to pick new F-35 cooling system
The company is examining “all offers that’re out on the market today to make that decision, so it’s not going to be a quick choice,” Lockheed’s F-35 program manager Chauncey McIntosh told Breaking Defense.
US Navy integrates the StormBreaker onto F/A-18 jets
Raytheon, a business unit of RTX, has officially announced that the U.S. Navy has successfully integrated the cutting-edge StormBreaker smart weapon onto the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft. This milestone marks the F/A-18 as the first approved U.S. Na…
RTX, Rafael to build new Tamir missile production facility in Arkansas
Raytheon, a subsidiary of RTX, has partnered with the Israeli-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to announce plans for building a manufacturing facility in East Camden, Arkansas. This facility will be dedicated to producing the Tamir interceptor mis…
Slide to the right: Army now predicting first Enduring Shield launcher delivery by year’s end
While the company says a prototype launcher is “nearly complete,” in the meantime the Army is receiving Raytheon’s AIM-9X interceptor with plans to confirm that thermal management problems have been solved.
US Army awards contract to RTX for electric generators for Abrams tanks
RTX, the aerospace and defense firm formerly known as Raytheon Technologies, has announced that its business unit was awarded a new million contract for the production and delivery of electric generators for upgraded Abrams main battle tanks. According…