Raytheon Company and the U.S. Army Apache Program Management Office, in collaboration with U.S. Special Operations Command, recently completed a successful flight test of a high energy laser system onboard an Apache AH-64 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Continue reading
Category Archives: Weapons Systems
China’s Wing Loon II on Display at Paris Airshow 2017
China’s Wing Loon II was part of the static display at the Paris Airshow 2017, demonstrating clearly that China is open for business and looking to export. Continue reading
Elbit Systems Introduces SkyStriker Tactical Loitering Munition
At the 2017 Paris Air Show in Le Bourget Elbit Systems launched SkyStriker – a remotely operated electro-optical, precise guided Loitering Munition(LM) designed to seek, locate and engage various targets for the tactical level corps. The new platform is based on Elbit Systems’ vast experience providing precise long-range tactical solutions. Continue reading
Stinger Missiles with Proximity Fuzes Destroy UAVs
During a recent US Army test, a pair of Raytheon Company Stinger anti-air missiles equipped with new proximity fuzes intercepted two small unmanned airborne systems—an MQM-170C Outlaw and an unidentified smaller system—for the first time. Proximity fuzes allow missiles to destroy targets by making contact or by detonating in close range. Continue reading
Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle Destroyed ICBM Launched from Pacific Ocean
A Raytheon Company upgraded Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, or EKV, a kinetic-force weapon that slams into its targets, destroyed an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time during a Missile Defense Agency test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system. Continue reading
MQ-9 Testing Begins on Budget JDAM Guided-Bombs
The announcement that testing of GBU-38 JDAM guided-bombs delivered using the American hunter-killer MQ-9 Reaper UAV got underway this month is a reminder that drone warfare is getting much cheaper and far more precise. At US$20,000 each, the GBU-38 costs just a fraction of the $110,000 AGM-114 Hellfire missile which the MQ-9 currently delivers, with the additional strength that it can be used in inclement weather. Continue reading
Electromagnetic Power Boost for US Air Force Electronic Weapons
The US Air Force is working with Raytheon to integrate high power electromagnetic (HPEM) capabilities with cyber and electronic warfare weapons systems to increase the effectiveness of EW weapons through higher energy pulses and the use of new methods of backdoor penetration. Continue reading
Textron Successfully Tests Fury Against Moving Targets
Textron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems announced the successful testing of the Fury lightweight precision guided glide munition against moving targets at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. This test marks a significant milestone, as it marks the completion of the Fury weapon’s development. Continue reading