On October 18, the U.S. Navy announced an $18.2 million contract to modify Lot 6 AGM-88B High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) into 25 AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM) for the…
The Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) has awarded Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Technovative Applications contracts to generate concept designs for replacing the Patriot air-and-missile defense (AMD)…
On October 11, U.S. Naval Air Systems Command announced that the Joint Standoff Weapon Block III (JSOW C-1) has achieved full operational capability. The JSOW demonstrated its capabilities in several…
On October 16, Syria’s national “Air Force and Air Defense Day,” a Syrian S-200 surface-to-air missile system fired on several Israeli aircraft flying reconnaissance over Lebanon. The missile interceptor failed…
On October 15, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced that ships from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States participated in a live-fire…
On October 6, vessels from the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom participating in the inaugural Formidable Shield 2017 (FS17) exercise tested the…
On October 6, a senior Raytheon official announced the successful intercept of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) by a Stinger missile mounted on a Stryker combat vehicle during a SHORAD…
On October 6, the U.S. State Department approved a possible $15 billion Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia for Terminal High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) related equipment and services. The…
U.S. Army soldiers successfully tested the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS). Referred to as a Soldier Checkout Event (SCOE), the tests took place at Tobin Wells…
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the Department of Defense agency responsible for arms sales, announced that the State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of the…