The Air Force Research Laboratory obligated $835,000 on a contract with a $9.8 million ceiling to Boeing on Sept. 29 to investigate “advanced missile subsystem components."
An upcoming first flight of a reusable hypersonic vehicle by Stratolaunch will also serve as a demonstration of a new airborne test range instrumentation system funded by the U.S. Defense Department.
The arrangements will lead to the creation of a working group that will examine if the UK and Polish armed forces could cooperate on the so-called Future Common Missile.
Seoul's introduction of Hyunmoo-5 (V), a short-range ballistic missile designed for retaliation against North Korean strategic installations in the event of a conflict, came as Pyongyang conducted its fifth test in the space of a week
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says he is encouraged by recent test successes for Lockheed Martin’s Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, despite having previously expressed concern about the program.
A bipartisan group of senators want the Pentagon to have more authority in managing industry production lines for critical munitions, with the aid to Ukraine highlighting potential shortages in the industrial base.
DARPA has awarded a $6.5 million contract to BAE Systems’ FAST Labs research and development group to develop novel filters that protect against radio and microwave jamming.
A Raytheon/Northrop Grumman team will build operational prototypes for a scramjet-powered cruise missile to be fielded by the U.S. and Australian air forces starting in 2027, the U.S. Defense Department said on Sept. 22.
Missile manufacturer MBDA hopes it can reignite British Army interest in its Brimstone missile with proposals for a tank-destroyer module that would equip the Army’s new Boxer armored fighting vehicle.
Japanese and U.S. defense officials have agreed to accelerate collaboration on manned-unmanned teaming and consider partnering on counter-hypersonic defenses, the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo says.
Japan appears to be equipping its upgraded Boeing/Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ Eagles with the BAE Systems’ Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System after it was almost put on the chopping block for driving up the cost of the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor program.
When the war in Ukraine shifted East in May and it was clear Kyiv would need different types of weapons from the West, the Pentagon posted a call to industry.
