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Lockheed Martin Says $4.8 Billion Army PAC-3 MSE Award Will Accelerate Production

Rich Abott — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:33:48 +0000

A day after the Army on April 9 awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $4.76 billion contract to produce an unspecified number of Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missiles, […]

Lockheed Martin Rolls Out Low-Cost Containerized Grizzly Launcher

Rich Abott — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:06:44 +0000

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday unveiled its new Grizzly low-cost containerized launcher that can fire Hellfire missiles from a 10-foot shipping container, having recently completed its first live-fire tests. The […]

Army Plans To Take Over THAAD Program In 2027

Rich Abott — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:45:20 +0000

A top Army acquisition official this week said the Army is planning to assume control over the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system by next year. While […]

Army’s Mesquite Facility Not Close To Making 155mm Metal Parts, Re-Scoping With GD

Rich Abott — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:32:47 +0000

Nearly two years after opening an artillery projectile facility, Army officials last week admitted they are still not close to having a new Mesquite, Texas, facility actually produce metal parts […]

Northrop Grumman Eyes Quadrupling IBCS Production, Maps Out More Mobility And Adding AI

Rich Abott — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:35:59 +0000

Northrop Grumman [NOC] expects to ultimately increase the production rate for the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) by four fold due to rising domestic and international interest in the platform […]

Guam Defense Still Connecting Dots In Order Of Systems, Official Says

Rich Abott — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:24:42 +0000

An Army official Monday said that while the Guam Defense System (GDS) is progressing and the strategy aligns with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent reform push, there is not yet […]

RTX Expanding Production Facility For LTAMDS Radar

Rich Abott — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 21:27:43 +0000

RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon division this week announced it recently broke ground on a new 23,ooo square-foot expansion of its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) production facility in […]

Army Awards Lockheed Martin $9.8 Billion PAC-3 MSE Contract

Rich Abott — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 21:30:17 +0000

The Army awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $9.8 billion contract to produce 1,970 Patriot Advanced Capability – 3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors for the U.S. and international partners, […]

RTX Wins $1.7 Billion For More LRIP LTAMDS

Rich Abott — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:20:50 +0000

RTX [RTX] won a $1.7 billion modification from the Army supporting further low-rate initial production of the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System (LTAMDS), the Defense Department said on […]

Army Tests LTAMDS Secondary Radar Array In 9th Live Fire Test

Rich Abott — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 21:21:07 +0000

The U.S. Army last week conducted another missile flight test with the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), this time using its secondary radar array detect and track […]

Army Looks To Grow Air and Missile Defense Forces By 30 Percent In Eight Years

Rich Abott — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:32:26 +0000

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The commander of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command last week said the service plans to increase its overall air and missile defense (AMD) force by […]

Army’s Incoming 2040 Air And Missile Defense Strategy Due Within Months

Rich Abott — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:44:18 +0000

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The head of the Army’s Air and Missile Defense Command last week confirmed the service expects to release the next air and missile defense strategy for 2040 […]

Army Pushing Right To Repair Laser Weapons, Moving To Interoperability At Manufacturing Stage

Rich Abott — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:50:20 +0000

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Two Army officials Wednesday emphasized they are trying to shift tested laser and directed energy weapons into versions that can be manufactured en masse but in a […]

L3Harris Marks New Solid Rocket Motor Plant In Huntsville, Room To Expand

Rich Abott — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:39:34 +0000

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – L3Harris Technologies [LHX] opened its newest solid rocket motor (SRM) production facility here during a Monday ceremony, marking another milestone in its continuing plans to expand production […]

L3Harris Breaks Ground On New Rocket Motor Facilities, This Time In Virginia

Rich Abott — Thu, 22 May 2025 20:40:14 +0000

CULPEPER, Va. – L3Harris Technologies’ [LHX] Aerojet Rocketdyne division started clearing trees for new roads and facilities in recent months as it breaks ground to expand its Orange County, Virginia […]

U.S. OKs Potential $1.32 Billion Chinook Deal With UAE

Rich Abott — Tue, 13 May 2025 18:28:13 +0000

The State Department approved a possible military sale with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) worth $1.32 billion for six CH-47F Block II Extended Range Chinook heavy-lift helicopters and related equipment. […]

Army And RTX Tests LTAMDS and PAC-2 Again With GEM-T Variant

Rich Abott — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:21:21 +0000

The Army and RTX’s Raytheon [RTX] said its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) recently completed another successful live-fire test with the Patriot missile defense system with another […]

Army Conducts Another Successful Patriot-LTAMDS-IBCS Air And Missile Defense Test

Rich Abott — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:00:58 +0000

The Army on Wednesday announced another set of intercept tests of Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar combined with the Patriot Advanced Capacility-3 interceptors, integrated via the […]

Patriot Hits Missile Test Target While Integrated With New LTAMDS Radar

Rich Abott — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:41:22 +0000

Last weekend a Lockheed Martin [LMT] Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 missile successfully intercepted a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) while integrated with RTX [RTX] Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor […]

Army Officials Talk Missile Defense Production Improvements, Relieving OpTempo

Rich Abott — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:16:21 +0000

Army officials on Tuesday argued how they are working to reduce the high operational tempo of high demand missile defense systems like Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and Patriot […]

Army Has Some Air and Missile Defense System Production Bottlenecks, But FMS Helps Push Down Costs

Rich Abott — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:55:23 +0000

An Army acquisition official Monday emphasized the importance of tamping down costs in air and missile defense systems while illustrating concerns about bottlenecks in the microelectronic sector. “I think a […]

RCCTO Director Outlines Army’s Plan For Hypervelocity Projectiles

Rich Abott — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 21:29:30 +0000

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – An Army official last week laid out the service’s interest in and plan for a new hypersonic projectile (HVP) that has been a program under the DoD […]

Gainey: Sustainment Biggest Challenge In CENTCOM Stryker-Mounted Laser Prototypes

Rich Abott — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:51:21 +0000

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The commander of Army Space and Missile Defense Command said sustainment is the biggest challenge as the Army tests four prototype Stryker-mounted 50-kilowatt laser systems in the […]

Army Official Lays Out 2025 Counter Drone Competitions

Rich Abott — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:48:56 +0000

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – An Army acquisition official here this week laid out the fiscal year 2025 competition opportunities the service is exploring in counter-drone areas to ensure the service has […]

U.S. To Begin Deploying Long-Range Fires, Including Hypersonics, To Germany In 2026

Matthew Beinart — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 21:18:28 +0000

The U.S. Army is planning to start periodic deployments of long-range fires capabilities, including hypersonic weapons, to Germany starting in 2026. The capabilities will be deployed with one of the […]

RTX Successfully Tests LTAMDS To Defeat Cruise Missile Target

Rich Abott — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 22:30:21 +0000

RTX [RTX] used the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) to successfully help guide an intercept of a cruise missile type target, the company said on Monday. The […]

U.S. Army Awards $1.7 Million Contract to LiquidPiston for Hybrid Electric Engine Development

Reed — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 21:31:07 +0000

The Army this week awarded a Phase II contract of $1.7 million to the company LiquidPiston. The contract follows LiquidPiston’s successful completion of a Phase I xTechSearch Small Business Innovation […]

Joby Aviation Signs Expanded Contract With Department of Defense

Reed — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 18:45:44 +0000

Joby Aviation recently expanded its existing contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The U.S. Marine Corps now joins the Army, Navy, and Air Force in testing and exploring […]

Avionics for Boeing FARA Design Provide Significant Autonomy, Company Says

Frank Wolfe — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 21:44:40 +0000

Boeing [BA] unveiled its six-bladed main rotor/rear propulsor, single engine, tandem seating design for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) on March 3, a blueprint that also features […]

U.S. Army in Final Stages of Developing EW Software Tool for Battle Management

Frank Wolfe — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 19:27:33 +0000

The U.S. Army is in the final stages of developing a software tool, the Raytheon [RTN] Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT), to give the operators of military hardware, […]