Rebuilding the Arsenal 2026
New-Build F-16s For The USAF Is An Idea That Won’t Go Away, For Good Reason
Lockheed’s F-16G pitch could be part of the answer to the Air Force’s problem of trying to grow its increasingly geriatric fighter fleet.
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Site Expansions Underpin Lockheed Martin’s Munitions Production Ramp
Branded Content: Bigger sites, advanced manufacturing techniques, and boosting the workforce are key industry commitments to increased munitions production.
Army Widens Stinger Surface-To-Air Missile Replacement Search
Lockheed and Raytheon are developing competing Stinger replacements now, but the Army wants to put additional designs to the test next year.
Blackbeard Low-Cost Hypersonic Missile Testing On The F/A-18 Super Hornet Has Begun
The Navy is aiming to have at least a limited operational arsenal of Blackbeard hypersonic missiles within the next two years.
Tiny Air-To-Air Missile In Development For Stealthy U.S. Navy Combat Aircraft
The big AIM-424 long-range air-to-air missile has grabbed headlines, but the Navy is also pursuing a new weapon for the exact opposite use case.
AIM-424 “Malice” Very Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile Emerges From The Shadows (Updated)
The Navy’s newest extreme-range air-to-air missile is intended to be used by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, F-35C JSF and the upcoming F/A-XX.
Wildfire Is General Atomics’ Successor To The MQ-9 Reaper
The Wildfire concept has been entered into a new Pentagon competition to find a next generation of medium-altitude, long-endurance ISR and strike drone.
This Is The New Blackbeard ‘Cheap’ Hypersonic Weapon
Castelion aims at building more affordable and usable hypersonic weapons that can be churned out at high production rates.
Hunt For New Lower-Cost Strike Missile With 1,000-Kilometer Range Underway By U.S. Army
Affordable High Speed Strike missiles could offer an important new way to hold enemy air bases, air defense nodes, and other high-value targets at risk.
Meet MORFIUS: The Drone Designed To Zap Other Drones
Lockheed Martin’s new MORFIUS X-Rotor counter-UAS system hunts drones and can knock down dozens of them with its high power microwave payload.
Army Downed More Than 1,400 Iranian Missiles And Drones During Epic Fury And 12-Day War
The Army’s air and missile defense boss offered new context about how the service defended against Iranian threats in the two most recent Middle East conflicts.
Hunt For New Mobile Missile Defense Radar Reinforced By Lessons From Iran War
A successor to the AN/TPY-2 radar has to be far easier to move in order to survive against the ever-growing threat of missiles and drones.
Jet-Powered JDAM Production Is A Go For The U.S. Navy
Putting JDAM-LR into production will give the Navy an important new stream of lower-cost standoff munitions for its carrier air wings.
Lockheed Martin’s Master Plan For Accelerating Munitions Production
Branded Content: A holistic approach to ramping production of missiles aims to meet exploding demand and the Pentagon’s new way of doing business.
Meet BARB, The Robot That’s A Glimpse At Future Jet Engine Assembly
There’s a new laborer on Pratt & Whitney’s jet engine production line, and it doesn’t need lunch breaks or vacation days.
U.S. Army Is Buying Older PAC-2 Patriot Missiles For The First Time In Decades
PAC-2 GEM-T missiles are not generally as capable as their PAC-3 counterparts, but the Army needs all the Patriots it can get.
Munitions Expenditures In Iran War Take Center Stage At Senate Hearing (Updated)
The Pentagon wants $21B to replace the weapons it already has used as alarm bells ring about sustaining the conflict with available munitions going forward.
PAC-3 Adapted Capability Effector Is Lockheed’s New Low-Cost Patriot Interceptor
PAC-3 ACE is around half the price of a current PAC-3 MSE and still has the ability to engage short-range ballistic missiles.
USAF Plans To Buy 28,000 Low-Cost Cruise Missiles In Five Years Advance With New Deals
The Pentagon is moving forward with a jumbo buy of standoff weapons that cost a fraction of their higher-end legacy counterparts.
New $500M Artillery Shell Plant Failed To Produce Any 155mm Parts
A scathing new Pentagon Inspector General report found problems at the plant delayed the Army’s 100,000 round-per-month goal.
3D-Printing Engines To Power Hypersonic Weapons Is Fast Becoming A Reality
Branded Content: 250 years since America’s founding, Ursa Major’s new approach to solid rocket motors and hypersonics supports the next era of U.S. defense innovation.