Army’s future autonomous launcher could fill Typhon’s ‘large’ shoes
“The long-term desire would be if we could figure out how to get everything down on the CAML launchers,” said Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch.
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Lessons from Red Sea action spurring investment and innovation in missile defense
The demand for rocket motors for missiles is acute, with steps being taken to expand domestic production that includes more international cooperation.
Modern Tech in Indo-Pacific Operations
Explore how networked warfare, AI, and 3D-printed drones are reshaping US Indo-Pacific strategy.
Australia announces $7B for SM-2, SM-6 missiles in huge munitions purchase
Australia's minister for defense procurement, Pat Conroy, noted in a statement that, “Australia was the first country, other than the United States, to fire the SM-6 missile, underscoring the strength of our alliance.”
Eyeing Australia’s missile money pot, Anduril aims to join solid rocket motor market Down Under
"Having a manufacturing complex in Australia will enable production of solid rocket motors for ourselves, firstly and then ultimately, from an export perspective, to our allies and partners around the world. And there is, at the moment, an inability to meet that demand," David Goodrich, Anduril Australia CEO, told Breaking Defense.
The Navy’s new air-to-air capability could set roadmap for repurposing old systems
In this op-ed, Mackenzie Eaglen and Cole Spiller of AEI lay out why the Pentagon shouldn't be so quick to retire old technologies in favor of newer ones.
Anduril wins solid rocket motor test, development contract for Navy’s SM-6
It's a key win for a company still working its way into the solid rocket motor industry.
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Meeting modern airpower needs with faster R&D cycles for propulsion
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
Here are 3 future missiles INDOPACOM says it needs to challenge China
“The bottom line is the entire joint force is required to help deliver effects to both deter and fight and win,” said US Indo-Pacific Command head Navy Admiral John Aquilino.
Next Budget Will Limit Glide Phase Interceptor Contractors: MDA Head
"We're gonna down-select ... later in the year. Then I have to worry about future budgets, and so that's what's really going to throttle" the number of contractors, says MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill.
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Updating The Fleet Faster
Raytheon Missiles & Defense draws on agile DevSecOps experience to keep the US Navy current.
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New US/Japanese Missile Readying For New Generation Of Threats
The joint venture on the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor between Raytheon and the Japanese defense industry could point the way for international defense cooperation in the future.
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
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One Missile, Many Missions: Raytheon’s Standard Missile-6
When it comes to Raytheon’s Standard Missile-6, there really is no comparison. It was most recently described by the Missile Defense Agency as the “Swiss-Army knife of missiles,” boasting three missions within one effector. That means a great deal to Navy commanders who have limited space onboard their ships and can wield anti-air warfare, ballistic […]
Navy Buys Lots More Fighters; Ships Up Slightly But 355 Not In Sight
PENTAGON: The U.S. Navy’s budget is growing by over $12 billion in 2019, and more ships are on their way – but not enough to get to the hoped-for 355-ship fleet any time before the 2050s. In unveiling its $194.1 billion budget for the 2019 fiscal year on Monday, Navy officials highlighted the increase in […]
Raytheon Touts Cross Domain Solutions For Navy
As the surface Navy intensively strives to achieve the cross domain capabilities so essential to warfighting success against a near-peer competitor, Raytheon is using its wide spectrum of defense technologies to support those efforts. Modern warfare increasingly requires operations across all of the five domains of land air, surface, subsurface, space and cyberspace. A key […]
Navy Warships Get New Heavy Missile: 2,500-Lb LRASM
It’s a big day for the 2,500-pound Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile, LRASM. This morning, contractor Lockheed Martin announced an $86.5 million contract to build the first 23 production missiles – as opposed to test weapons – for use by Navy Super Hornet fighters and Air Force B-1B bombers. Lockheed also announce this afternoon that it had, […]