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U.S. Air Force awards $600 million contract for next-generation area attack weapon
The U.S. Air Force awarded Faxon Machining Inc. with a new $600 million contract for next-generation area attack warhead.
Per the contract, the U.S. defense contractor will provide “procurement of 15,000 BLU-136/B next-generation area attack warhead cases”.
Work will...
Littoral combat ship successfully launches Naval Strike Missile
The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) successfully demonstrated the capabilities of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Oct. 1 (local date) during exercise Pacific Griffin, according to a Navy news release.
Pacific Griffin is a...
Raytheon Rheinmetall Land Systems submits bid for U.S. Army combat vehicle competition
Raytheon Rheinmetall Land Systems, a joint venture formed by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Rheinmetall Defence, has submitted its bid for the U.S. Army's new Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, or OMFV, program.
The team will offer the next-generation...
BAE Systems opens expanded facility to produce U.S. Army next-generation howitzers
BAE Systems, multinational defense, security and aerospace company, opened the expanded facility in Elgin, Oklahoma that will make next-generation howitzers for the U.S. Army.
Legislators, community members, military officials, and BAE officials came out to celebrate the completion...
United Technologies awarded $2,1 billion for F-35 Lightning engines
Famed jet engine maker Pratt and Whitney, a United Technologies subsidiary, has been awarded a $2,1 billion U.S. Navy contract modification for F135 propulsion systems.
This modification definitizes the production and delivery of 112 F135-PW-100 propulsion systems for...
U.S. Navy announces tactical resupply unmanned aircraft challenge
The U.S. Navy announced a prize challenge Sept. 27 for its future tactical resupply unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that will aid in the distribution of critical supplies for the Marine Corps.
“Our goal is to provide an autonomous...
U.S. Air Force F-16s conducted air-to-air training with Bulgarian MiG-29 fighters
U.S. Air Force Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing participated in the bilateral training exercise, Rapid Buzzard, with the Bulgarian Air Force, according to a recent service news release.
F-16 Fighting Falcons executed...
America’s adversaries begin challenging U.S. forces in nearly every domain, Army says
America's adversaries have begun challenging U.S. forces in nearly every domain including the air, land and sea, said Lt. Gen. Eric Wesley, Army Futures Command deputy commanding general and director of the Futures and Concepts Center during...