Lockheed Martin has received an $84.9M contract modification to architect, engineer, develop, integrate and test a maritime ballistic missile defense system for the U.S. Navy.
Read More »Boeing, Raytheon CEOs Talk Bid Strategies
Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of Boeing, has said the company invests money and effort to develop technology concepts with the goal to accelerate capability for customers when pursuing contracts, USNI News reported Thursday. Muilenburg told analysts Wednesday at a conference call projects to build the U.S. Navy‘s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aircraft …
Read More »General Dynamics Delivers Future USS Rafael Peralta Destroyer to Navy
General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary has delivered its first Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer to the U.S. Navy under the service branch’s restarted development program for this ship class. The military branch said Monday the future USS Rafael Peralta underwent a series of at-sea and pier-side trials to check its operational readiness prior to delivery. “As …
Read More »Navy, Marine Corps Demo Lockheed’s F-35, Aegis Weapon System in Live Missile Fire Test
The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps demonstrated the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II aircraft and Aegis Weapon System during a live fire missile test held Monday at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Lockheed and the two service branches have conducted a Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air operation through the …
Read More »Raytheon’s SM-6 Missile Completes Latest Navy Flight Test
Raytheon‘s Standard Missile-6 has completed a new U.S. Navy flight test aboard the USS Desert Ship as part of the Naval Integrated Fire Control – Counter Air program. The company said Wednesday the SM-6 launched from the Navy vessel and engaged a simulated, “over-the-horizon” target with off-board airborne sensors. “The ships can now use data from …
Read More »Lockheed, Navy Complete 3 Tests for Aegis Combat System; Jim Sheridan Comments
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy have demonstrated an Aegis combat system in a series of three tests for Standard Missile-6 long-range engagement. The Baseline 9 air and missile defense system onboard the USS John Paul Jones worked to identify and destroy targets during the over-the-horizon tests, Lockheed Martin said …
Read More »Lockheed, Navy Aim for Aegis to Intercept Targets Beyond Line of Sight; Jim Sheridan Comments
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy have test-fired a missile with the goal of intercepting a target by using remote data acquired by the Aegis Combat System. Aegis used its cooperative engagement capability system to interpret the data and dispatch the Standard Missile-6 from the USS Chancellorsville, Lockheed said Thursday. The Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter …
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