Dynetics has been awarded up to $470 million to produce GBU-69B Small Glide Munitions for U.S. Special Operations Command, a U.S. Department of Defense release said. Continue reading
Category Archives: Weapons Systems
IAI Completes Successful Demo of the ROTEM
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) recently performed successful demo of its Rotem system. ROTEM is a lightweight, lethal assault Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), which can be carried and operated by a single combatant. Continue reading
Successful Operational Demos for HERO-30 Short-Range Loitering System
UVision Air Ltd. – a manufacturer of lethal aerial loitering systems of all sizes – has demonstrated its Hero-30 short-range loitering system to strategic clients. Continue reading
AeroVironment Switchblade US Contracts Total $111M
AeroVironment, Inc. announced the receipt of contract awards in April 2018 from the United States Army for procurement of the company’s Switchblade Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS) and Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) that bring the total value of Switchblade awards to $111,054,202 since August 2017. Continue reading
Raytheon Completes Small Diameter Bomb II Tests
Raytheon Company has completed developmental testing on the Small Diameter Bomb II, a key step toward bringing this new capability to fighter pilots. Government confidence testing, a prerequisite for operational testing, is scheduled to be completed this year. Continue reading
AeroVironment Demos Puma-Switchblade Automated Sensor-to-Shooter Capability to Counter Swarm Attacks
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the successful maritime demonstration of a Puma–Switchblade automated sensor-to-shooter (S2S) capability from a US Navy Coastal Riverine Craft for increased mission autonomy to counter threats. Continue reading
Lasers & Microwaves Defeat Multiple Drones in MFIX Event
Forty-five unmanned aerial vehicles and drones fell out of the sky during a U.S. Army exercise after Raytheon’s advanced high-power microwave and laser dune buggy engaged and destroyed them. These common threats were knocked down during a Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment at the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence. Continue reading
US Air Force Wants Air-to-Air Missiles on Reaper
MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 – Air Force photo by SrA. Damon Kasberg
The US Air Force (USAF) is looking to equip its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper with an air-to-air missile (AAM) capability for the first time. Continue reading