The SPY-1 radar, after first coming online in the 1970s, is used by the US Navy as well as the navies of Australia, Japan, Norway, Spain and South Korea.
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The Lockheed and Raytheon team aim to produce 3,960 missiles per year by late 2026 for the Army and “to support the increased international interest for this multi-purpose weapon system,” company VP Dave Pantano said.
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TITAN is the service’s ground station meant to process data from space and land-based “sensors” using artificial intelligence, which will then be sent off to the right “shooter” — part of the core concept of JADC2.
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Raytheon executives said they see improvement for components like electronics, though shortages continue for castings, rocket motors and other key parts.
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The service selected the C-130J-30 in December 2020 to be the base aircraft of the NC3 aircraft dubbed E-XX TACAMO.
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Letters from the Netherlands Ministry of Defense to Parliament, obtained by Breaking Defense, offer details of the frigate plans, including what guns they hope to host.
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The contract is part of a larger deal, cumulatively worth $3.2 billion, the Navy and Raytheon inked in 2022.
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HALO is the follow-on program to the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, produced by Lockheed and used on both Navy and Air Force warplanes.
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The development program carries a new name, the Long Range Maneuverable Fires missile, and includes a new form factor and propulsion system.
By Ashley Roque
A possible budget addendum may also be coming for two additional multi-year buys, one for PAC-3 missiles and the other for GMLRS.
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In the meantime, the service is embarking on a plan to refurbish 1,200 legacy Stinger missiles.
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“Don’t let us tell you all that the uniformed contracting officers are the ones that are the problem,” Boeing’s Michael Manazir said. “We have a shared problem and we’ve got to be able to figure out how to break through” it.
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Both firms are exhibiting high-energy lasers (HEL) systems at their stations at IDEX 2023 in Abu Dhabi.
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A US Navy official noted the “urgency” for Japan to get the software currently used by the US, UK and Italian navies.
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