BAE Nabs $1.7 Billion Contract For Up To 55,000 APKWS IIs
BAE Systems on Aug.28 won a $1.74 billion contract vehicle for production and delivery of up to 55,000 full rate production lots 13 to 17 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System […]
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Navy Tech Accelerator Preps Opportunity To Demo Prototype High Speed Weapons
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division is preparing to issue an opportunity for vendors to demonstrate prototype high speed weapons, with the goal of seeing a wide range of […]
State Department Approves $346 Million Munitions Request by Nigeria
The U.S. State Department has notified Congress of the department’s approval of a request by Nigeria to buy $346 million of munitions and technical support in a foreign military sale […]
Reduction in Hypersonic Weapon Cost Eyed By Industry
Companies developing hypersonic weapons are collaborating to explore reducing their cost, a Leidos [LDOS] official said on Thursday. One of the arguments against hypersonic missiles has been their cost—at least […]
Low-Cost Cruise Missile Funding in Reconciliation Act Awaiting Contract Obligation
The fiscal 2025 reconciliation law includes $1 billion to develop, buy, and field low-cost cruise missiles for DoD and another $500 million for “exportable” low-cost cruise missiles. Possible missiles include […]
Will Hypersonic Weapons Costs Come Down?
One of the arguments against hypersonic missiles has been their cost—at least $15 million per weapon, but panelists at a Monday discussion at the Hudson Institute on modular weapons said […]
L3Harris Unveils New Red And Green Wolf Aerial Munitions
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Thursday debuted a pair of new flexible swarming “launched effects vehicle” munitions that have been tested on multiple platforms. The weapons, called the wolfpack family, are […]
Anduril Successfully Flight Testing Barracuda Missile Variant For Army Program
Anduril Industries in May successfully completed flight tests of the munitions variant of its Barracuda-100 autonomous air vehicle under an Army testbed program aimed at proving out multiple ranges, missile […]
Anduril Successfully Flight Testing Barracuda Missile Variant For Army Program
Anduril Industries in May successfully completed flight tests of the munitions variant of its Barracuda-100 autonomous air vehicle under an Army testbed program aimed at proving out multiple ranges, missile […]
Accelerate HACM Production Ramp, HASC Advises USAF
The U.S. Air Force plan to field a limited number of RTX [RTX] Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missiles (HACM) by 2028 has led to a stated concern by the House Armed […]