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US Navy Flight Tests New Joint Air-Ground Missile
January 10, 2018 @ 10:16 AMThe US Navy announced Tuesday that it successfully completed its first Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) flight test on the AH-1Z helicopter last year at Patuxent River. During the flight that took place on December 5, 2017, aircrew aboard the AH-1Z navigated the missile through various operational modes and exercised its active seeker to search and/or acquire targets, demonstrating its compatibility with the aircraft
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Lockheed Martin Wins $110M USAF Contract For ‘Gray Wolf’ Cruise Missile
December 28, 2017 @ 06:44 AMThe US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin with a $110 million, five-year Phase 1 contract to develop and demonstrate a new low-cost cruise missile called Gray Wolf. The Gray Wolf program seeks to develop low-cost, subsonic cruise missiles that use open architectures and modular design to allow for rapid prototyping and spiral growth capabilities
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Northrop Grumman Wins $110 Million for Gray Wolf Cruise Missile Demonstration
December 20, 2017 @ 11:26 PMNorthrop Grumman has won $110 million contract for the gray wolf science and technology demonstration effort. The contract provides for the design, development, manufacture, and testing of prototype affordable cruise missiles to advance networked collaborative operations technologies for defeat of enemy integrated air defense systems, the US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
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Lockheed Martin Wins $110 Million Gray Wolf Sub-sonic Cruise Missile Demonstration Contract
December 19, 2017 @ 01:58 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded $110 million contract for the gray wolf science and technology demonstration effort. The contract provides for the design, development, manufacture, and testing of prototype-affordable cruise missiles to advance networked collaborative operations technologies for defeat of enemy integrated air defense systems, US department of defense said in a statement Monday
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F-35 Fighter Jet Life Cycle Costs Increased, Not Fully Transparent: GOA Report
December 5, 2017 @ 10:43 PMThe US Department of Defense has taken actions to reduce F-35 fighter sustainment costs, but the estimated life cycle costs have increased and are not fully transparent to the military services, the Government Accountability Office has stated in its October 2017 report. According to the GAO report published October 30 this year, the services do not fully understand how the costs they are being charged by the F-35 program office are linked to the capabilities they are receiving
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Indian Navy to Issue RFP for Carrier-borne Multi-Role Combat Aircraft in 2018
December 4, 2017 @ 08:43 AMThe Indian Navy is likely to issue a request for proposal (RFP) to acquire 57 multi-role combat fighter jets for the aircraft carriers by mid-2018, Navy Chief said. "Hopefully we will be able to issue the RFP by middle of next year," Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba said Sunday
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Boeing’s Nuclear Deterrent ICBM Program Completes First Key Review
December 1, 2017 @ 06:08 AMBoeings Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program to replace the nuclear-armed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) completed its first key review with the U S Air Force. The review validated program technical requirements prior to the design and development phase of Americas next intercontinental ballistic missile system, a Boeing release said
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Lockheed, BAE Systems’ Submit Bid for Canadian Navy's Surface Combatant Program
November 29, 2017 @ 02:50 AMLockheed Martin has confirmed delivery of the proposal for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program. BAE Systems, CAE, Lockheed Martin Canada, L3 Technologies, MDA and Ultra Electronics are partnering as Canada's Combat Ship Team (CST) for the Royal Canadian Navy's future fleet of surface combatants
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Saab to Supply Additional Sea Giraffe Radars for US Navy Littoral Combat...
November 24, 2017 @ 06:09 AMSaab has received an additional order from General Dynamics for delivery of its Sea Giraffe AMB naval radar for the US Navys Littoral Combat Ships LCS 28 and LCS 30. Sea Giraffe AMBs US military designation is AN/SPS-77
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US Navy to Procure 12 Columbia-class Nuclear Subs Costing $7.2B Apiece
November 7, 2017 @ 06:59 AMThe US Navy plans to procure 12 Columbia-class nuclear submarines costing an approximate $7.2 billion a piece to replace its fleet of Ohio-class ballistic missile vessels as part of the Defense Departments plan to modernize US nuclear triad
U.S. DoD Ends 8 Years Overdue Software Project Among $580M Project Cuts
Trump to Announce Sixth-Gen Fighter Winner—Boeing or Lockheed Martin?
Armored Vehicle Maker Patria Unveils ARVE Self Propelled Howitzer
Russian Troops Disguise Themselves as Ukrainian Forces as War Losses Hit Highest...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...