Armament

Lockheed Martin Receives $174 Million Contract for ATACMS Missile Production

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Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $174 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) production for the U.S. Army and the United Arab Emirates. ATACMS is the U.S. Army’s only tactical long-range precision-strike surface-to-surface weapon system. “ATACMS has unsurpassed surface-to-surface capability,” said Ken Musculus, vice president of Tactical Missiles for … Dowiedz się więcej

Raytheon and KONGSBERG team on Naval Strike Missile

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Raytheon Company and KONGSBERG have formed a teaming agreement for the Naval Strike Missile (NSM). The pact represents a second step in the companies’ efforts to offer world-class Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) solutions to the many governments interested in this warfare mission. Raytheon and KONGSBERG formed a similar agreement last year to develop the Joint … Dowiedz się więcej

Boeing, Saab Adapt Air Launched Small Bomb for Ground Launch

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Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Saab [Stockholm: SAAB] have proven that Boeing’s Small Diameter Bomb I, originally developed for use by aircraft, can be adapted for launch from a ground artillery system. The companies recently tested the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB), integrating the SDB I and M26 rocket motor technologies for the Multiple Launch … Dowiedz się więcej

MDA: Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System Completes Successful Tracking and Simulated Engagements of Three Short-Range Ballistic Missiles

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The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Sailors aboard the USS CARNEY (DDG-64), USS GONZALEZ (DDG-66) and USS BARRY (DDG-52) successfully completed a flight test today involving the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system. At approximately 2:30 a.m. EST, three short-range ballistic missile targets were launched near-simultaneously from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia. Two Aegis … Dowiedz się więcej

Norway and Australia to cooperate on Joint Strike Missile-development

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The Australian Government Department of Defence and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence today announced they will cooperate on further development of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) developed by KONGSBERG. Australian Minister for Defence, Mr Kevin Andrews, in a statement from the Australian Ministry of Defence said Australian cooperation on the Norwegian Joint Strike Missile, under … Dowiedz się więcej

EDIC’s NIMR Automotive & MBDA unveil the HAFEET Air Defence Vehicle (HAFEET ADV)

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Abu Dhabi, 22nd February, 2015: MBDA and NIMR Automotive LLC, a light-medium weight military vehicle manufacturer based in Abu Dhabi, UAE and part of the Emirates Defence Industries Company (EDIC), an integrated national defence and services manufacturing platform, have entered into a commercial partnership to address a requirement of the Emirates Defence Forces for a … Dowiedz się więcej