Barracuda becomes first WOSA-compliant weapon in large-scale production
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Anduril Industries have demonstrated modularity on a weapon moving into large-scale production. Following rigorous independent testing by the Munition Open Architecture Test and Evaluation Laboratory (MOATEL), AFRL has verified that Anduril’s Barracuda-M family of affordable, mass-producible cruise missiles is compliant with the Air Force’s Weapon Open Systems…
Lockheed Martin secures US$1.2B contract for PrSM Inc 2
The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to US$1.2 billion ($1.71 billion) to produce Increment 2 of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), after a second flight test demonstrated the missile’s ability to engage moving maritime targets. PrSM Increment 2 has a range of approximately 500km. The IDIQ…
Anduril, US Navy invest US $6.6 billion to expand submarine industrial base
The US government has announced Arsenal-2, a new software-defined shipyard backed by a US$3.7 billion ($5.3 billion) private capital investment by Anduril Industries. Arsenal-2 will be built in a 2 million square foot facility at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County, Maryland, where the project will create 3,100 direct jobs and drive $2 billion in annual…
Arkeus wins Army contract for its Warden hyperspectral sensor
Melbourne-based Arkeus has won a contract of undisclosed value from the Australian Army to supply its Warden Hyper Spectral Optical Radar, or HSOR, for use on the Army’s Insitu Integrator Tactical Uncrewed Aerial System. Warden is the world’s first, real-time, wide area, hyper spectral ISR sensor for TUASs. Current Electro-Optic and Infrared sensors are designed…
KBR wins Defence CLCM contract
Defence has awarded a $12.5 million, three-year Capability Life Cycle Manager contract to Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd for its Diving, Autonomous and Signatures System Program Office (DASSPO) portfolio. The CLCM model is designed to provide Defence with an accountable industry partner responsible for managing a specific capability throughout its life cycle, with improved…
Lockheed Martin and Department of War to accelerate AIM-260
Lockheed Martin has signed a framework agreement with the US Department of War to rapidly accelerate the production and delivery of the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM). The company says JATM is designed to be capable of deterring and defeating current and projected enemy air threats. It has increased range and effectiveness over existing…
