Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A notification sent to Congress estimates the total cost of the proposed export package at $5 billion.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
“We are planning to continue to invest in this domain,” Chief Executive Bezhalel Machlis said on an Aug, 14 second-quarter earnings call.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The resilient missile warning/missile tracking (MW/MT) in the MEO Epoch 2 constellation could include up to 18 satellites.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Poland has signed an agreement for the production of 48 M903 Patriot launchers, part of Warsaw’s wider push to enhance its air and missile defense capacity.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The company is tripling its capacity at Maryland and West Virginia production facilities.
SMD Symposium

By Brian Everstine
The MDA has already fielded what it calls the second increment of the SM-6 Sea Based Terminal.
SMD Symposium

By Brian Everstine
The data is driving quick-turn software improvements to ships at sea and will also help inform the Aegis-based defense of Guam, officials say.
Defense

By Brian Everstine
The RCCTO and the U.S. Army’s Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center have been developing autonomous ground systems.
SMD Symposium

By Steve Trimble
In the past, Kratos publicized plans to develop a second hypersonic vehicle named Dark Fury, but offered few details.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The company will test its second Solid Motor Annual Rocket Technology Demonstrator (SMART Demo) in December.
SMD Symposium

Julia Green
Anduril’s plan centers around Arsenal-1, a massive manufacturing facility designed to produce tens of thousands of autonomous military systems annually.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
MDA’s push to speed up the program, spurred by congressional influence, includes a fielding date of 2028.
SMD Symposium

By Brian Everstine
The Army has four planned increments for the long-range missile, looking for an ultimate range of more than 1,000 km (621 mi.).
SMD Symposium

By Vivienne Machi
The command is transitioning to the Mavan Smart System.
SMD Symposium

Although most details remain secret, the Army and Navy have started fielding the first tranche of autonomous systems under the year-old Replicator initiative.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Any new vendors face a high-bar for matching the volume of GMLRS production by Lockheed and propulsion supplier Northrop Grumman.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The company has received four letters of request for price and availability for IBCS from undisclosed countries.
SMD Symposium

By Chen Chuanren
Australia and the U.S. have pledged to enhance cooperation on air and missile defense and gave details on initiatives around the Lockheed Martin GMLRS and PrSM.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
IFPC currently fires the AIM-9X Sidewinder missile for ground-launched air defense.
SMD Symposium

By Brian Everstine
The Army has been progressing on LRPM with a series of tests using the Rafael-built Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) missile.
SMD Symposium

By Robert Wall
Germany acquired the IRIS-T SLM last year as part of a wider push to bolster its air and missile defenses in response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Bulgaria looks set to join the list of European countries investing in their ground-based air defense.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Philippines is looking to add Germany to its growing list of arms suppliers through a joint defense pact.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Pentagon civilian leaders have reversed course on support for a submarine-launched, low-yield nuclear missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The dual-thrust solid rocket motor for BlueHalo’s Freedom Eagle-1 (FE-1) completed several rounds of testing since being selected by the Army,
Missile Defense & Weapons