The disclosure adds another option to the Pentagon’s ever-expanding arsenal of hypersonic weapon development programs.

The estimated $2.37 billion deal announced by the U.S. State Department would include 100 Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems, 4111 missile containers, 100 transporters, 25 radar trucks and support services.

It is tempting to speculate that Lockheed’s third-quarter, classified earnings windfall—accounting for 26% of a year-over-year, $502 million sales increase for Aeronautics—is based on something we already know about.

Ten NATO countries have linked arms for the development of short and medium range ground-based air defenses. 

Take a look at the range of aircraft populating the Chinese military fleet.

With confirmation of an Oct. 16 test by Turkey of its Russian S-400 air defense system, the U.S. Defense Department again condemned the decision.

Taiwan cleared for missile sales; Bell starts attack helo parts production; Telesat, Lockheed team on SDA; more money for military intel.

The Directorate’s Direct Attack Division published a broad agency announcement on Oct. 19 calling for a study of a next generation Global Precision Attack Weapon.