Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force have checked a key box on the list of post-contract award activities for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program, the company said on April 7.
The rare public discourse on a normally internal, interservice dispute highlights a fundamental question for the Pentagon: Preserve the U.S. Air Force and Navy's role in long range strike, or expand the options to include the Army and Marine Corps.
The B-52H crew returned to Edwards AFB Base, California, carrying the still-attached ARRW-booster, which included a weight representative payload for the ARRW hypersonic glide vehicle.
A top U.S. Air Force commander on April 1 said the Army’s plan to deploy ground-launched, hypersonic missiles in the Pacific theater is “stupid,” throwing gasoline on a largely behind-the-scenes turf fight raging inside the Pentagon over budgetary resources for long-range strike programs.
European missile manufacturer MBDA says it will scale back spending on Germany’s Tactical Air Defense System (TLVS) after a government review of ground-based air defenses prioritized a requirement for short-range air defense and upgrades to the country’s existing Patriot systems.
The concept expands upon the objectives of an ongoing experiment by DARPA. The immediate goal of the Gremlins program is demonstrate in-flight recovery of a Dynetics/Kratos X-61A by a Lockheed Martin C-130.
Australia’s government will invest $761 million (AUS$1 billion) to create an industrial capability to manufacture missile and guided weapons for delivery to the domestic military and export markets, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said March 30.
German defense companies Diehl, Hensoldt and Rheinmetall Electronics have teamed up to offer a short-range air defense system for the country’s armed forces branded ARGE NNbS.
The next upgrade takes the Tomahawk back to its beginnings with the Navy’s anti-ship cruise missile program. The Maritime Strike Tomahawk, also known as Block Va, is now scheduled to enter service in 2023, with a new package of active and passive sensors to fix the location of fast-moving ships.
North Korea announced on March 25 that it had tested a new type of short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), according to the country’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
The two teams competing to develop the Next-Generation Interceptor—Lockheed Martin and a Northrop Grumman-Raytheon Technologies partnership—are entering an initial baseline phase that will lead into a preliminary design review for a system designed to protect the U.S. from long-range missile attacks.
The future of the ground-based air defense system formerly known as Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) appears fragile after procurement of the system by the German government was put on ice.
The anti-surface Joint Strike Missile (JSM) manufactured by Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace performed a series of successful test drops from a U.S. Air Force F-35A at Edwards Air Force Base, California in February.
The U.S. Navy on March 19 published a sources sought notice to identify potential contractors for integrating hypersonic Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) missiles on Zumwalt-class destroyers.
Gen. Glen VanHerck’s testimony, which was submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee, adds another detail into the public domain about the U.S. intelligence community’s analysis of China’s nuclear modernization plans.
