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Army to test TITAN prototypes this summer as it moves toward downselect - Breaking Defense
TITAN is the service’s ground station meant to process data from space and land-based "sensors" using artificial intelligence, which will then be sent off to the right "shooter" — part of the core concept of JADC2.
Army declares 'game-changing' IBCS operational, major milestone seven years late | InsideDefense.com
The Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense program has passed muster with the Army's top air defender and head of Forces Command, clearing the way for the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) -- which began in 2009 and fought termination after major developmental failures -- to begin...
Army and Javelin Joint Venture ink 3-year deal valued over $7 billion - Breaking Defense
The Lockheed and Raytheon team aim to produce 3,960 missiles per year by late 2026 for the Army and "to support the increased international interest for this multi-purpose weapon system," company VP Dave Pantano said.
Special ops turn to data, space tech to gain ‘decisive advantage’
Positions and capabilities such as data scientists and natural language processing hold promise for better battlefield awareness.
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Romanian lawmakers vote to approve $1.1 billion Abrams acquisition
The planned purchase enjoys a broad majority in the country's parliament, paving the way for an eventual authorization bill soon.
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Lockheed Martin delivers 300kW laser to US military
Arms firm says that record-breaking laser weapon is ready to be integrated with US Department of Defense demonstrations.
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US Army Funds BAE Effort to Double Range of Guided Artillery Projectile
The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a $72.5M contract to continue research and development in advancing precision-guided artillery munitions.
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Pentagon confirms deploying new passive sensor against cruise missiles, aircraft, drones
Thermonator
Thermonator is the first-ever flamethrower-wielding robot dog. This quadruped is coupled with the ARC Flamethrower to deliver on-demand fire anywhere
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Here’s who will move forward in the Bradley replacement competition
The Army has picked two teams to move into a detailed design phase of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition.
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American Rheinmetall Vehicles and General Dynamics Land Systems will continue on in the U.S. Army’s pursuit of an Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle to replace the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, the Army said Monday.
The service has renamed the envisioned platform the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle.
Aerojet Rocketdyne teams with Lockheed Martin to develop Long Range Maneuverable Fires Missile
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2023 - The latest in a series of strategic partnerships in the space and defense sector, has seen aerospace and defense leader Aerojet Rocketdyne team up with multinational defense, security, and advanced
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From DSTL's The Science Inside 2022
"Deep Fires Rocket Systems: A single platform with multiple effectors, capable of independent precision targeting of threats out to 150km. Dstl is working with industry to develop a missile to engage high value, time sensitive moving targets (Land Precision Strike) and a dispensing rocket payload that provides target acquisition, kinetic and non-kinetic effect against multiple dispersed targets (long range area effect)."
LPS we've seen already. The Dispensing Rocket Payload is GMLRS-ER with Outrider UAS and a new FFLMM, a development of the Fury munition that uses LMM components. This could mean the arrival of Thales lo-cost seeker head for the FFLMM and by default LMM...
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GMLRS-ER with payloads
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Outrider UAS
Outrider has been around for a while. It was developed by Lockheed Martin UK and is ITAR free. Believe it is the ex Insyte/Hunting Engineering that developed it.
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New FFLMM - Development of Fury/FFLMM - Marketed in the US by Textron as Fury
Outrider has been around for a while. It was developed by Lockheed Martin UK and is ITAR free. Believe it is the ex Insyte/Hunting Engineering that developed it.
Lockheed Martin Unveils a New Lightweight Canister Launched Unmanned Aircraft System at the Defence and Security Equipment International Exhibition (DSEI)
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) unveiled a new small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that has been designed and developed in the UK at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI). OUTRIDER...
New FFLMM - Development of Fury/FFLMM - Marketed in the US by Textron as Fury
Footage of the incident of the Russian Su-35S aircraft and the US MQ-9 Reaper UAV in Syria. The US Air Force released footage of the July 5 incident involving a Russian Su-35S fighter jet and an American MQ-9 Reaper UAV in Syria. According to the US Air Force, the Russian fighter actively maneuvered near the UAV, including the afterburner, used heat traps to change the flight of the US drone. According to Russian media reports, the US MQ-9 Reaper UAV entered the closed area where the Russian-Syrian exercises were held, the Su-35 fighter did not use airborne weapons.
US Army Next Generation Combat Vehicle: A Perspective from AUSA 21 - Armada International
Replacing the M-2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle is one of the top priorities of the US Army modernisation programs.
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Army to Field Hypersonic Weapon in Fall 2023, Secretary Says
Army to Field Hypersonic Weapon in Fall 2023, Secretary Says