Raytheon’s Griffin® missile demonstrates maritime protection capabilities

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Navy demonstrated the Griffin® missile’s combat proven capabilities in a maritime environment by successfully engaging fast-moving small boats from various platforms throughout a series of at-sea tests. During one of the tests, the MK-60 Patrol Coastal Griffin Missile System was integrated on a Cyclone-class Patrol Coastal-class ship, where … Dowiedz się więcej

Raytheon’s Precision Extended Range Munition completes first Guide to Hit test series

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) successfully completed its first two Guide to Hit (GTH) test series of the Precision Extended Range Munition (PERM) program for the United States Marine Corps. This GTH tested the structural integrity and the kinematic capability of the round when fired from a smooth bore mortar tube. The tests confirmed that after … Dowiedz się więcej

Raytheon AI3 intercepts its first UAS target

In a first-of-its-kind test for Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative system, AI3 destroyed an unmanned aerial system (UAS) in flight. The intercept was part of the second guided test flights for the AI3 program and follows its first in-flight defeat of a 107mm rocket earlier in the test series. „Defeating a UAS … Dowiedz się więcej

MBDA adds Brimstone Anti-FIAC Capability to CWSP Naval Warfare Solution

In 2010, MBDA launched CWSP (Compact Warfare System Package) to provide fast patrol boats and logistics ships with an integrated combat system for both self-defence and the means to secure sensitive coastal zones. In this respect, CWSP’s common architecture has up to now incorporated MBDA’s automated, twin turret Mistral missile SIMBAD-RC air defence system and … Dowiedz się więcej

Northrop Grumman, U.S. Army Incorporate Patriot and Sentinel Capabilities Into Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System

The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) have successfully incorporated a key capability of the Patriot family of missiles and the Sentinel radar into the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS). Under the direction of the IAMD Project Office, the Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon … Dowiedz się więcej

Lockheed Martin Receives $18 Million Contract to Transition the Long Range Land Attack Projectile to Production

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received an $18 million contract from the National Warhead and Energetic Consortium to transition the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) to production. The contract includes developing production line tooling, test equipment and manufacturing process plans for initial production of the advanced projectile. The guidance and control unit will be assembled … Dowiedz się więcej