Air-Launched Weapons
Raytheon’s AIM-9X infrared-guided Sidewinder air-to-air missile
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US Navy
Air-Launched Weapons
Raytheon’s AIM-7 Sparrow Radar Guided Air-to-Air Missile
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Air-Launched Weapons
Raytheon awarded contract to upgrade Small Diameter Bomb
Raytheon has been awarded a $450 million contract for engineering changes and development of the Small Diameter Bomb II, an update for the U.S. Air Force. The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is for […]
C4iSR
The Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW&C
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Americas
The US Navy Ordered 18 New P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Worth $1.5 Billion
WASHINGTON DC (GDC) – Boeing just landed a massive $1.5 billion order for 18 aircraft from the US Navy for an aerial patrol plane capable of sinking ships, the P-8 Poseidon. With the order valued […]
Direct-energy Weapons
The Raytheon’s High-energy Laser Weapon System (LaWS)
A laser pulse could fry the guidance system, explode the warhead or fuel tank, or damage the engine. Alternately it could cause damage to the missile’s fuselage and wings, causing it to become aerodynamically unstable and crash. […]
Americas
The US Navy Commissioned It’s Last Virginia-class Block III Submarine
WASHINGTON — The last of the U.S. Navy’s eight Block III Virginia-class submarines has joined the fleet, according to a Navy news release. The attack submarine Delaware didn’t have its formal commissioning ceremony because of the ongoing […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Boeing Defense received contracts to build P-8As Poseidon for South Korea and New Zealand
The US DoD awarded Boeing a $1.5 billion production contract for the next 18 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The contract includes eight aircraft for the U.S. Navy, six aircraft for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) and four aircraft […]
Americas
US orders 78 new F-35 combat aircraft for three forces
The US Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command has placed an order worth $4.7 billion for 78 new F-35 Joint Strike Fighters from Lockheed Martin. The fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, firm-fixed-price agreement was announced by the Department of Defense […]
Infantry Weapons
The Pentagon successfully tested hypersonic glide vehicle
WASHINGTON – The United States announced Friday it has successfully tested an unarmed prototype of a hypersonic missile, a nuclear-capable weapon that could accelerate the arms race between superpowers. The Pentagon said a test glide […]