An F-35A test aircraft, flown by U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Phillips, completed the first aerial weapons release of an AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) from a conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft, Oct. 19.
Armament
Paveway II contract for Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin received a $34.1 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for follow-on production of paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) GBU-10, GBU-12 and GBU-16 guidance kits.
Holland wants to buy AIM-9X-2 SIDEWINDER Block II
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress October 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands for 28 AIM-9X-2 SIDEWINDER Block II All-Up-Round Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $60 million.
Full-rate production of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM)
ATK (NYSE: ATK) has been awarded a $71 million contract for the full-rate production of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM).
Lockheed Martin tests DAGR
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently conducted two separate DAGR missile flight tests, successfully firing the missiles from a prototype pedestal launcher and hitting a stationary target.
2,300 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition from Boeing
Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently received a $22.7 million modification to an existing U.S. Navy contract for more than 2,300 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (Laser JDAM) sensors, starting full-rate production to meet the Navy’s Direct Attack Moving Target Capability (DAMTC) program requirement.