Missiles Industry News & Blogs

Industry News & Blogs

defence.professionals | defpro.com
www.defpro.com | 5 hours 43 minutes ago
SINGAPORE | After more than two decades, Raytheon Company has formally restarted production of the laser-guided Maverick missile, with the first weapon expected to be delivered to the U.S. Air...

IN FOCUS: Rafael targets developing international powers
www.flightglobal.com | 9 hours 9 minutes ago
Rafael employees boast that nearly every Israeli unmanned air vehicle contains the manufacturer's equipment - as do many built outside the nation. While...

Snakes and Rotors: The USMC’s H-1 Helicopter Program
www.defenseindustrydaily.com | 23 hours 52 minutes ago
Latest updates: FY 2013 long-lead buy; FY 2011-13 budgets. UH-1Y and AH-1Zby Neville Dawson(click to view larger) The US Marines' helicopter force is aging at all (Last update: 2012-02-14 07:54:31 GMT)

Raytheon Awarded Contract for Missile Defense System
www.spacewar.com | Feb 8, 2012
Dulles VA (SPX) Feb 07, 2012 - Raytheon has been awarded a $38.1 million contract to provide engineering support to the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program for the Missile Defense Agency.

Sandia engineers create ‘self-guided’ bullet - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times
www.armytimes.com | Feb 2, 2012
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Figuring out how to pack a processor and other electronics into a machine gun bullet has been a challenge for engineers at Sandia National Laboratories, so weapons experts say the miniature guidance system the lab has developed is a breakthrough.

Navy to get new interceptor missile - Defence Management
www.defencemanagement.com | Feb 2, 2012
'Sea Ceptor' concept in development with defence firm MBDA aimed at countering the threat from supersonic missiles

Cuts give new life to old weapons systems - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times
www.navytimes.com | Jan 28, 2012
WASHINGTON — The lineup of weapons the Pentagon has picked to fit President Obama’s new forward-looking defense strategy, called “Priorities for 21st Century Defense,” features relics of the past.

Boeing, IAI renew partnership - UPI.com
www.upi.com | Jan 24, 2012
New business opportunities in the missile defense sector will continue to be explored by Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries.

Russia urges quick missile deal with U.S. - Air Force News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Air
www.airforcetimes.com | Jan 18, 2012
MOSCOW — Russia's foreign minister says a deal with the United States that would assuage Moscow's concerns about its missile defense plans is still possible, but time is running out.

Alaska Aerospace may feel pinch from lost contract | Washington Examiner
washingtonexaminer.com | Jan 5, 2012
A Defense Department decision to extend Boeing Corp.'s contract for the country's ground-based missile defense system means Alaska's aerospace corporation has lost a possible income source. The Alaska Aerospace Corp. partnered with Lockheed Martin to compete with Boeing for the $3.5 billion Missile