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Raytheon JR3 Rocket Passes Third Flight Test in Bid to Quadruple US HIMARS Training Rockets per Pod
Raytheon says its DeepStrike JR3 rocket completed a third flight test at Yuma Proving Ground as the US Army prepares to choose…
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Norway Receives NASAMS IV Battery Firing AMRAAM and Sidewinder Missiles After Ukraine Donations
Norway has received a new NASAMS IV air defense battery at Ørland Air Station. FMA holds contracts for four batteries worth close…
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First NGSRI Stinger Replacement Test Missiles From Automated Line
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first safety-test articles for QuadStar, its bid to replace the Army’s Stinger, as a Camden automation cell…
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US Navy Receives 1,000th ESSM Block 2 Naval Air Defense Missile as Deliveries Double in 16 Months
The US Navy has received the 1,000th ESSM Block 2 for the 12-nation NATO SEASPARROW Consortium, with the last 500 arriving in…
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Japan and US Agree to Build AMRAAM Final Assembly Line in Japan for F-35 Air-to-Air Missiles
Japan and the United States will build an AIM-120 AMRAAM final assembly and inspection facility in Japan, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced…
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US Air Force Wants the U-2 Spy Plane Retired in 2027 but Its ASARS-2 Radar Supported Until 2028
The Air Force expects to extend sole-source ASARS-2 radar support for the U-2 through September 2028, a year past the spy plane’s…
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Raytheon Beats Its Own SM-6 Production Goal in 90-Day Sprint as US Navy Missile Demand Climbs
Raytheon ran a 90-day, Navy-backed SM-6 production sprint at its Huntsville integration site and beat its highest target by one round, a…
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USS Pinckney Becomes First U.S. Navy Destroyer to Begin SPY-6(V)4 Radar Backfit to Boost Air and Missile Defense
USS Pinckney (DDG 91) has entered DDG MOD 2.0 phase two at General Dynamics NASSCO, the U.S. Navy’s first availability to replace…
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U.S. Air Force Justifies Record $20.7B AMRAAM Contract, Keeping Raytheon Sole Source to 2033
Newly posted notices show the Air Force’s $20.7 billion sole-source AMRAAM contract with Raytheon spans seven production lots and 16 export customers…
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USAF Pushes GBU-53/B StormBreaker Life Cycle Support to $950M for Smart Bomb That Hits Moving Targets
The Air Force has added $350 million to Raytheon’s StormBreaker life cycle support contract, lifting its ceiling to $950 million through 2030…