Netherlands and Belgium agree $4.4 billion deal for 4 ASW Frigates
Letters from the Netherlands Ministry of Defense to Parliament, obtained by Breaking Defense, offer details of the frigate plans, including what guns they hope to host.
Navy awards $619M to Raytheon for SPY-6 radar backfits for destroyers
The contract is part of a larger deal, cumulatively worth $3.2 billion, the Navy and Raytheon inked in 2022.
Hypersonic ship-killer: Navy taps Lockheed, Raytheon to start developing HALO missile
HALO is the follow-on program to the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, produced by Lockheed and used on both Navy and Air Force warplanes.
Army taps teams to build new Precision Strike Missile for targets beyond 1,000 km
The development program carries a new name, the Long Range Maneuverable Fires missile, and includes a new form factor and propulsion system.
To combat China, Pentagon eyeing multi-year munition buys in FY24
A possible budget addendum may also be coming for two additional multi-year buys, one for PAC-3 missiles and the other for GMLRS.
Stinger replacement included in Army’s FY24 budget request, service official says
In the meantime, the service is embarking on a plan to refurbish 1,200 legacy Stinger missiles.
Industry to Navy: We need steady demand signal, earlier involvement in requirements
“Don’t let us tell you all that the uniformed contracting officers are the ones that are the problem,” Boeing's Michael Manazir said. “We have a shared problem and we’ve got to be able to figure out how to break through” it.
HEL in Abu Dhabi: US defense giants Lockheed, Raytheon push laser tech at Middle East arms show
Both firms are exhibiting high-energy lasers (HEL) systems at their stations at IDEX 2023 in Abu Dhabi.
Raytheon to deliver JPALS assisted landing software for Japanese ship Izumo
A US Navy official noted the "urgency" for Japan to get the software currently used by the US, UK and Italian navies.
The Army’s new Javelin G-model remains under investigation after 2022 failed launch
Meanwhile, the Army is eyeing accelerated production of its Lightweight Command Launch Unit in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Supply chain woes further delay Dynetics’ first Enduring Shield delivery launcher: Army official
Despite the multi-month launcher delivery delay, the Army said its testing plan is on track and during this phase it will ensure the AIM-9X Sidewinder missile can be launched from the ground.
Raytheon expects key SPY-6 contract for destroyer backfits in early 2023
The Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are expected to receive the SPY-6(V)4 radar.
Air Force Space Budget Up $1.5B; Teague ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ On OCX DAB Meet
PENTAGON: The big news on the 2018 Air Force space budget: it grew at least $1.5 billion. That’s a large increase considering the total budget request is $10.4 billion. For perspective, the entire Defense Department space budget last year — known as the space Major Force Program — was $22 billion. The Air Force oversees the vast […]
OCX May Pave Way For ‘Huge’ Raytheon Cyber Business
COLORADO SPRINGS: OCX, for the last two years the most troubled space acquisition program and a watchword for the high risks of being the first program to try and meet the Pentagon’s highest cyber security standards, may now open the way for Raytheon to plow its way deep into the rich fields of the cyber security market. […]
Boeing Upgrades Air Defense Vs. Russians: Avenger SHORAD
Increasingly anxious about Russian drones and helicopters, the US Army is inviting contractors to demonstrate Short-Range Air Defense systems at a “SHORAD shoot-off” this September. The closest thing to an incumbent in this race is Boeing, which developed the Army’s current Avenger, an old-school unarmored Humvee carrying Stinger missile pods. Now Boeing has upgraded the […]