Americas Raytheon won a $293 million deal with a $33,700,000 initial task order for sustainment, support, research, development, and supplemental objectives related to the Silent Knight radar systems in support of US Special Operations Command Program Executive...
Missiles – Ballistic Articles
US Sends Another Patriot To Ukraine | DoS Approved AIM-120C Sale To Denmark | Warning Shots From South Korea As NK Soldiers Cross Border
Americas Boeing won $81 million modification, which definitizes the order and adds scope to provide continuing non-recurring engineering in support of configuration efforts for the Harpoon Coastal Defense System (HCDS), to include the Harpoon Block II Update Grade B...
Ships Ahoy! The Harpoon Missile Family
Harpoon in flight (click to view full) The sub-sonic, wave-skimming GM-84 Harpoon is the US Navy's sole anti-shipping missile, with the minor exception of small helicopter-borne AGM-119B Penguin missiles. The Harpoon has been adapted into several variants, and...
Timely Defenders: Keeping Patriots in Shape
DID’s FOCUS Article covering the Patriot anti-air missile system, including all development & contracts during the FY 2007 time frame…
L3Harris To Upgrade B-52H | IDF Fielded Roem/Sigma | Saab Unveiled Giraffe 1X Upgrade
Americas L3Harris Technologies has secured a $34-million contract to upgrade the US Air Force B-52H bomber cockpit. It is part of the air force’s Global Strike Command B-52 Quad Crew Program to consolidate the functions of the electronic warfare officer and navigator....
Up to $11.9B for B-52H Maintenance & Modernization
B-52H: flyin' low, dyin' slow... (click to view full) Officially, it's the B-52H Stratofortress. Unofficially, it's the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat F--cker). Either way, this subsonic heavy bomber remains the mainstay of the U.S. strategic fleet after more than 50 years of...
US Army Requests New Drones | Tunisian Army To Enhance Training | US, Philippine Army Launch Operations Center
Americas Raytheon won a $38 million modification to previously awarded contract for an option exercise and the award of a technical refresh of DDG-1000 Class Total Ship Computing Environment Hardware in support of Zumwalt Test Facility Ship Mission Center, peripherals...
The USA’s DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class Program: Dead Aim, Or Dead End?
67% of the fleet (click to view full) DID's FOCUS Article for the DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class "destroyer" program covers the new ships' capabilities and technologies, key controversies, associated contracts and costs, and related background resources. The ship's prime...
Lockheed Tapped For F-35 Support | DoS Approves AIM-120 AAM FMS To Denmark | Thales Inked JV With PT Len
Americas Lockheed Martin won a $97 million contract procures aircraft armament equipment such as internal adapters and weapon umbilical cables required to employ long-range strike weapons, which allows for internal carriage and employment of the Advanced...