Air Force surges munitions buys with $4.3B for JASSM and LRASM, $3.5B for AMRAAM
The awards follow a desire by officials to boost the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile.
Air Force, Space Force seek $16B extra for FY26 ‘unfunded priorities’
The services’ unfunded requests, obtained by Breaking Defense, reflect sharp increases compared to last year.
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Cybersecurity skills don’t come from a manual, but from practical hands-on training
Cybersecurity skills must evolve in near-real time as Zero Day threats continue and AI provides new challenges.
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The F-22 is having a modernization moment
How RTX is helping the Raptor stay ready to dominate the skies.
State approves $3.64B sale to Japan of air-to-air missiles
The possible sale of the RTX-made AMRAAMs includes up to 1,200 missiles.
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Advances in radar are key to countering the modern drone warfare and missile threat
Drones, high-speed cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles attacking together from 360° creates complexity only certain radars can handle.
State clears potential $20B in weapon sales to Israel, including new F-15s
The sale was approved by the Biden administration against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, and moved only after two key Democrats removed objections.
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Streamlining federal operations: achieving mission success with unified network observability
Consolidate network monitoring, performance management, and fault isolation into a single, comprehensive solution.
The ‘Bill Belichick’ of Pentagon contracts is negotiating a deal on AMRAAM missiles
Shay Assad, a former Pentagon director of defense pricing, is back assisting the Air Force on three programs - and could be tagged for more in the future.
RTX ramps up missile, c-UAS production as global weapon demand soars
“We have never seen more demand for these weapons as we have in the last year-plus,” said Paul Ferraro, Raytheon president of Air & Space Defense Systems.
Raytheon to max out AMRAAM production for ‘foreseeable future,’ exec says
A Raytheon spokesperson said an upgraded domestic variant of the missile would be fielded “by the end of the year,” with an international variant expected to pass a critical milestone in “late 2023 or early 2024.”
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Fortifying air bases
Raytheon integrated air defense systems — advanced radars, command and control systems and interceptors — form a multi-layered shield for air base defense.
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Pioneering the future of airborne ISR: ASELSAN’s ASELFLIR 600
Blending superior optics, advanced stabilization and AI-powered autonomy in a compact and rugged system, ASELFLIR 600 delivers unmatched intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
Air Force program for new F-35 missile will knock out at least one prime in FY24
Air Force’s Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) program has funded prototyping work with three short-term contracts first issued last year to Lockheed Martin, L3Harris and Northrop Grumman.
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AMRAAM and Stormbreaker: Air dominance weapons for the US and its allies
A new strategy for operations explaining how air dominance isn’t always about sustained control as much as it is about temporary air-corridor control.
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GhostEye® MR: A new radar for medium‐range air defense
The latest addition to the Raytheon Missiles & Defense GhostEye® family of radars counters escalating threats
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Raytheon’s New Peregrine Missile: Smaller, Faster, More Maneuverable
Raytheon's StormBreaker Small Diameter Bomb II guided glide bomb "means that enemies can’t hide behind adverse weather, smoke or dust, anymore. Its tri-mode seeker is one-of-kind technology and gives pilots the ability to destroy moving targets from standoff ranges," says Kim Ernzen, vice president for Air Warfare Systems.