U.S. Army

By Brian Everstine
The team of Boeing and Anduril will advance in the U.S. Army’s competition to field a second interceptor for its Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 air defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace advances T901 turboshaft testing, aiming for 2027 qualification, while bipartisan support keeps the Army’s ITEP program moving forward.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Light Links is developing laser-based optical communications and drone IFF technology for commercial robotics and military applications.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
E-HEL Award Mainstreams Directed Energy In U.S. Arsenal
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
Army leadership upheaval leaves modernization plans uncertain as officials refocus on readiness, training and fundamentals.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Tekever acquires Flowcopter, gaining hydraulic propulsion technology to accelerate development of its heavy-lift AR6 uncrewed aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A new Pentagon prize challenge dangled to industry opens a search for a low-cost, ground-launched and high-speed missile that can reach targets up to 1,000 nm.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Beta certification progress; Elroy matures cargo eVTOL; Ampaire’s hybrid-electric APU; and AIR picks SunTrax as base.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
A major U.S. Army training win is pushing Robinson and its R66 into new military territory.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
High operations tempo, increasing threats drives a shifting strategy for air defenses and the systems the Army needs.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Army seeks major GMLRS production increase to replenish stocks, with deliveries of 19,002 rockets annually beginning 2030.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Avril Silva
The U.S. Navy has awarded RTX subsidiary Raytheon a contract worth up to $22.9 billion over seven years to boost the military’s RGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile output.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
M1 Support Services has landed a 26-year contract worth $10 billion to train future U.S. Army helicopter pilots using the single-turbine Robinson R66 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is developing four new competitions in its fires portfolio, and while they are addressing separate needs all of them are prioritizing key features.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The Pentagon is looking for more compact directed-energy systems to apply the technology more widely, including in airborne applications.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Boeing this week unveiled its design for the U.S. Army’s competition to build a second interceptor for the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is taking steps to better protect the air defense soldiers and systems that have come under attack in the Middle East.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Army air defenders are facing the largest air and missile defense fight in the nation’s history, and lessons both in the Middle East and other conflicts are driving a strategy rethink.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) will provide a 3D-woven, composite aeroshell for the Lockheed Martin Next Generation Glide Body (NXGB), Lockheed announced on Aug. 10.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army plans to adapt its XM913 50mm chain gun for counter-UAS, with new ammunition and systems showcased at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Army has awarded Siemens Government Technologies an $80 million contract to set up an advanced manufacturing facility for drone components at Anniston Army Depot in Alabama.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army has opened a new website to make reserving space on its test ranges as easy as grabbing a table at a restaurant.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
U.S. Army Broadens Hydra Rocket Supply Base Amid Demand
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By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army has awarded new agreements to four companies to expand the supply base of Hydra-70 M151 rockets that are soaring in demand.
Missile Defense & Weapons