Americas The US Army is introducing a more lethal long-range missile to its inventory. The service is now able to fire Raytheon's DeepStrike missile from its M142 HIMARS and M270 MLRS launchers. The launchers are now outfitted with a launch pod missile container. This...
Zephyr Flight (click to view full) QinetiQ's Zephyr is a very high-flying, ultra-light solar powered UAV designed to break existing flight length records. It's one of the contenders in DARPA's Vulture program, which eventually expects to field an aircraft whose flight...
Americas Raytheon is being contracted to develop a new propulsion system for the US Army's TOW missile. The contract is valued at $21 million and covers three years of research and development necessary to make required performance improvements to the tube-launched,...
Americas The US Air Force is designating its hypersonic research rocket. Formerly known as GOLauncher1, the vehicle now carries the official military designation of X-60A. The rocket is flown by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Aerospace Systems Directorate,...
Americas The US Air Force is ordering a large batch of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSMs) from Lockheed Martin. The firm-fixed-price, fixed-price-incentive-fee contract is valued at $390.8 million and covers the delivery of 360 JASSMs, three FMS...
Americas The US Army launches a major design competition for its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FVL). The service wants the first prototypes flying by 2023 and expects an initial operational capability by 2028. The Army describes the desired platform as a...
Americas AeroVironment is being tapped to keep the US Southern Command's Raven RQ-11Bs operational. The awarded single-award contract is priced at $13 million and covers a number of recurring requirements for spares, ancillary equipment and training. The Raven is...
Americas Boeing is being contracted to maintain and rebuild stockpiles of US and UK submarine launched ballistic missiles. The awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is valued at at $26.6 million and provides for all necessary work needed to support the navigation...
Americas The US Army is contracting Syracuse Research Corp to keep the Silent Archer System operational. The awarded contract modification is priced at $25.7 million and provides for logistics and engineering support services of the Counter-UAV systems in US Army...