UK to join US Army’s PrSM program, buy $254M in long-range missiles
The planned buy is not designed to supplant work with Germany on a Deep Precision Strike weapon, the UK said.
Boeing bows out of Navy’s new trainer jet competition
Boeing said the T-7A Red Hawk training jet they are producing for the Air Force doesn’t fulfill Navy requirements.
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Navy lifts price ceiling for new trainer jet
The Navy updated the price ceiling to $2.7 billion in May, up from roughly $1.8 billion.
Pentagon’s Munitions Acceleration Council identifies 14 ‘critical’ weapons for 2027
“We're making them put skin in the game … and we expect them to meet the ramp rates that they agree to. And, if they don't, there'll be penalties for them,” said Jules “Jay” Hurst, who is performing the duties of the Pentagon comptroller.
Saildrone unveils new medium unmanned surface vessel for anti-sub warfare, ISR
The MUSV comes in two variants: the Spectre Silent Endurance, and the Spectre Stealth Strike.
The Pentagon wants a 188 percent bump for missile procurement. Can industry deliver?
With $70.5 billion in the FY27 budget request for munitions, a handful of analysts said they expect the Pentagon to spread the funding over several years and to fuel multiyear buys.
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Pentagon, Lockheed sign plan to boost PrSM missile production
BAE Systems and Honeywell Aerospace have also inked new framework deals designed to boost munition production over the coming years.
Lockheed and Saudi Arabia’s ERAF to explore development of unmanned turret
It's an early first step, but Lockheed exec Tim Cahill told Breaking Defense that he's seen interest in capabilities the turret can provide from the Saudi armed forces.
In first, Army tests Lockheed’s NGC2 data layer prototype
“Next Gen C2 is the vehicle, I think, that's going to bring artificial intelligence and its capabilities to our commanders in the future," Brig. Gen. Michael Kaloostian, director of the Command and Control Future Capability Directorate at Army Transformation and Training Command, said.
Lockheed and Army’s 25th ID to kick off Lightning Strike to prototype NGC2
Like its Ivy Sting counterpart at the 4th ID, the 25 ID's Lightning Strike events will incrementally add capability, culminating in Project Convergence next year.
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