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  • Army Certifies Soldiers to Use Raytheon Blimp Radar for Missile Defense; Dave Gulla Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Certifies Soldiers to Use Raytheon Blimp Radar for Missile Defense; Dave Gulla Comments

    The U.S. Army has certified soldiers to operate the Raytheon-built JLENS radar blimp in their mission to defend the Washington metropolitan region against missile and unmanned aerial vehicle threats. Raytheon also trained the Army’s A Battery, 3rd Air Defense Artillery on how to use JLENS’ hydraulic winch system and maintain the radar, the company said Thursday. “With this certification, the […] More

  • Lockheed Completes Air-to-Ground Missile Guidance System Test Flight; Frank St. John Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Completes Air-to-Ground Missile Guidance System Test Flight; Frank St. John Comments

    Lockheed Martin has completed the second flight test for its missile guidance system in a move that Frank St. John, the company’s tactical missiles chief, says aims to help the U.S. Army reduce technology development costs. The joint air-to-ground missile dual-mode guidance section worked to acquire its target using a precision strike laser and destroyed the […] More

  • MBDA Kicks Off Brimstone 2 Missile Production - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MBDA Kicks Off Brimstone 2 Missile Production

    MBDA has started to produce Brimstone 2 missile for the British air force to use on its fleet of Tornado GR4 aircraft. The Brimstone 2 missile is built to help the Tornado in guidance against targets and work through both safety methods and potential logistical issues, MBDA said Brimstone 2 enters the series production phase after a qualification of the Brimstone 2 IM rocket […] More

  • Raytheon SM-6 Missile Hits Target in Long-Range Navy Demo; Mike Campisi Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon SM-6 Missile Hits Target in Long-Range Navy Demo; Mike Campisi Comments

    A Raytheon-developed missile has engaged a target in the U.S. Navy’s long-distance surface-to-air strike demonstration in June. The destroyer USS John Paul Jones launched a set of Standard Missile-6 interceptors to hit over-the-horizon missile targets in a series of three tests, Raytheon said Thursday. SM-6 also destroyed a target moving at supersonic speeds in a […] More

  • Rob Smith: Lockheed-Led Team Seeks to Link Military Missile Defense Elements - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rob Smith: Lockheed-Led Team Seeks to Link Military Missile Defense Elements

    An industry team led by Lockheed Martin is working to establish a link between battle management systems used by the Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Army. The Missile Defense National Team is developing the C2BMC (command, control, battle management and communications) system to unify disparate ballistic missile defense elements, Lockheed said Thursday. “Potential air and ballistic missile threats […] More

  • Lockheed Test-Fires Missiles from Turreted Weapon System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Test-Fires Missiles from Turreted Weapon System

    Lockheed Martin has destroyed targets with missiles launched from its turreted weapon system for two ground demonstrations at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The HELLFIRE and DAGR missiles were fired from the long-range surveillance and attack vehicle weapon system, Lockheed said Tuesday. The LRSAV system fired the HELLFIRE II missile from a distance of 6.4 kilometers […] More

  • Norway Tests Raytheon Missiles for Military Observers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Norway Tests Raytheon Missiles for Military Observers

    Norway’s air force launched four Raytheon-built-air-to-air missiles during a live fire exercise in the Northern part of the country Monday in front of military observers from other countries. All four Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles hit their targets in the sky during the exercise at the Andoya Rocket Range, the company said Monday. Testers fired the […] More

  • Raytheon Test-Fires Precision-Guided Projectile; Michelle Lohmeier Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Test-Fires Precision-Guided Projectile; Michelle Lohmeier Comments

    Raytheon has performed the first live fire test for its precision-guided weapon system. The Excalibur S, built with a laser spot tracker, worked to destroy its target following a GPS-guided target detection and laser-designated direct hit, Raytheon said Sunday. Michelle Lohmeier, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems’ land warfare systems product line, said the laser-guided Excalibur […] More

  • Textron Unveils Threat Simulation Offering; Steve Mensh Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Unveils Threat Simulation Offering; Steve Mensh Comments

    Textron Systems has unveiled a new simulation technology that is meant to help train military users to counter missile and laser threats. The Phantom Dual Threat Emitter works to mimic the features of missile warning sensors and laser warning receivers and can operate with ground, maritime and aerial platforms, Textron said Wednesday. The portable, rugged […] More

  • MBDA Land Combat Missile Goes Through Firing Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MBDA Land Combat Missile Goes Through Firing Test

    MBDA has moved to validate the safety use of its new land combat missile system through a confined-environment demonstration. The company exhibited the firing technology of the Missile Moyenne Portée at MBDA’s test facility in central France, MBDA said Thursday. The missile system was test-fired under various temperatures to evaluate its function in different conditions […] More

  • Navy Begins Using Raytheon-Built Missile Interceptor; Taylor Lawrence Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Begins Using Raytheon-Built Missile Interceptor; Taylor Lawrence Comments

    The U.S. Navy has kicked off operations on a Raytheon-made missile interceptor system in collaboration with the Missile Defense Agency. The Standard Missile-3 Block IB is built to destroy ballistic missile targets on impact, Raytheon said Wednesday. Taylor Lawrence, president of Raytheon Missile Systems, said the missile system is intended to help military customers worldwide […] More

  • Raytheon Moves Forward on Navy Air, Missile Defense Radar Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Moves Forward on Navy Air, Missile Defense Radar Work

    Raytheon has been directed to restart production work on new defense radar systems for the U.S. Navy under a potential $1.6 billion contract. The company will continue to develop, integrate and test the Air and Missile Defense S-Band Radar and radar suite controller that is being built for the Arleigh Burke class destroyers, Raytheon said Monday. AMDR is built […] More