by [email protected] | Jan 19, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The upgrade program of the Chinook CH-47F looks to be shortly approved after a successful meeting at the Army Systems Acquisition Review Council. All that is required for the project to be green lit, is a signed decision memorandum that will allow the...
by [email protected] | Jan 18, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Raytheon has been given an $85 million contract to supply Griffin A & B Block II/III missiles to the USAF. Delivery of the missiles is expected to be January 31, 2017. The missiles are the two variants of the AGM-176 Griffin mini-missile. The Griffin A...
by [email protected] | Jan 15, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas *Six B-52s have now been equipped with JDAM capabilities after a series of modifications by Boeing for the USAF. Installation of upgraded internal weapons bay launchers will allow for the bomber to launch eight Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) at one time...
by [email protected] | Jan 14, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The US Air Force is to switch out the machine gun on the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter. Ballistic testing is currently being conducted on the GAU-21 which is set to replace that of the GAU-18. The newer .50 caliber weapon has an increased barrel life of...
by [email protected] | Jan 13, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The US Navy successfully tested a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block II from the SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense system for the first time. SeaRAM, used on the Independence class of Littoral Combat Ships, successfully detected, tracked and engaged an...
