For the first time, the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) will be integrated onto an unmanned aerial vehicle, BAE Systems announced today.
Armament
Phase III of weapons assessment at Eglin completed
Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company (HBDC) today announced it has completed Phase III of a weapons assessment at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida after successfully employing more than 265 bombs and rockets, and firing 3,000 rounds from the AT-6’s .50-caliber guns.
Successfull PAC-3 missile test
Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] PAC-3 Missile successfully detected, tracked and intercepted an aerodynamic tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target in a test today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
Boeing new JDAM is closer to production
A winged version of the Boeing [NYSE: BA] Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) that will triple the weapon’s glide range to more than 40 miles is a step closer to production after completing wind tunnel tests at a U.S. facility in June.
PAC-3 destroys tactical ballistic missile (TBM)
Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT]PAC-3 Missile successfully destroyed a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in an Operational Test conducted by the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command.
Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 testing at Point Mugu
The U.S. Navy has begun integrated testing (IT) of Raytheon Company’s (RTN) Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1. During its first flight in IT, the JSOW C-1 was retargeted to strike a large moving ship target.