General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced on October 13 that the U.S. Army has awarded it a new contract to add a C5ISR Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS)-compliant open… Continue reading "U.S. Army Gray Eagle Drones To Receive New Electronic Warfare Capabilities"
The U.S. Army announced a multi-year contract worth $982 million to Mistral Inc. and UVision Inc. under the Lethal Unmanned System (LUS) program. The HERO 120 is a mid-range “kamikaze”… Continue reading "U.S. Army Awards $982 Million Contract to Mistral and UVision for HERO 120 Loitering Munitions"
Raytheon announced it has successfully tested a ground-launched variant of its StormBreaker smart weapon. The live-fire trial took place in the spring of 2025 at a private range in the… Continue reading "Raytheon Successfully Tests Ground-Launched Precision Strike System StormBreaker"
The Pentagon announced on September 29, that it has awarded Raytheon a $5.04 billion Army contract to procure its Coyote counter-UAS system and Ku-band radar sensors. Under this cost-plus-fixed-fee deal,… Continue reading "Pentagon Awards $5.04 Billion Contract to Raytheon for Coyote Counter-Drone System and KuRFS Radars"
The U.S. Army has taken delivery of its first mobile laser weapon systems from defense technology firm AeroVironment. The company reported that two prototype Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) were handed… Continue reading "U.S. Army Receives First Mobile Laser Weapon Systems from AeroVironment"
On 3 September, the U.S. Army announced that it had signed a $9.8 billion multi-year contract with Lockheed Martin to produce nearly 1,970 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3… Continue reading "U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $9.8 Billion Patriot PAC-3 MSE Interceptor Contract"
On August 28, U.S. Army observers at Camp Atterbury in Indiana witnessed Epirus’ Leonidas directed-energy weapon disable an entire swarm of 49 quadcopter drones in seconds. The Leonidas system (a… Continue reading "Epirus Leonidas System Disables 49-Drone Swarm in Successful Test"
BAE Systems has secured a $1.743 billion contract to produce up to 55,000 APKWS II (Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II) guided rockets. The contract includes full-rate production Lots 13–17… Continue reading "BAE Systems Awarded $1.743 Billion Contract for 55,000 APKWS II Guided Rockets"
The U.S. Army announced on 13 August that it had awarded Lockheed Martin a roughly $720 million contract modification to continue producing Hellfire and Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM). Lockheed Martin… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Awarded $720 Million Contract Modification for Hellfire and JAGM Missiles"
Lockheed Martin has secured a $4.234 billion contract modification from the U.S. Army to continue production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) munitions. The Army Contracting Command at Redstone… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Secures $4.2 Billion Contract for GMLRS Munitions Production"