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Air Force News
June 2023
JUST IN: B-21 Will Send Message to Adversaries, Official Says (Updated)
By Cambrie EckertThe Air Force’s B-21 stealth bomber, first revealed in December, is set to make its first flight later this year, which will send an important message to U.S. adversaries about American military capability, said the chief of the Air Force. -
Budget
May 2023
Jury Still Out on Multiyear Procurement for Munitions
During a media roundtable in February, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth touted a provision of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act: multiyear procurement for munitions. -
Global Defense Market
April 2023
Japan Looks to Partner with U.S. on Railgun Project
It’s a “futuristic” technology that has been in development off and on for more than 100 years. -
Army News
October 2022
Army Making Big Push to Update Small Arms
The Army is quietly in the process of evaluating and fielding a range of new small arms weapons and related technologies. -
Munitions Technology
August 2022
Loitering Munitions Proliferate as Tech Changes Battlefield
Loitering munitions, also known as kamikaze drones, are proliferating both at defense exhibitions and on battlefields. Vendors from all over the world came to Eurosatory to exhibit the latest tech that is making an impact in Ukrainian military operations. -
Global Defense Market
July 2022
FARNBOROUGH NEWS: Raytheon Expects Skyrocketing Demand for Munitions
By Meredith RoatenThe demand for Javelin, Stinger and other munitions in Ukraine could strain the industrial base, necessitating new manufacturing partnerships and processes to weather the storm, according to Raytheon’s CEO. -
Land Forces
July 2019
‘Intelligent-Rail’ Software Destined for Next-Gen Squad Weapon
By Mandy Mayfield and Connie LeeThe Army has approved an upgraded software and hardware system that will be integrated into its next-generation squad weapon. -
Army News
April 2019
BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Modernize Ammunition Plant
By Mandy MayfieldBAE Ordnance Systems Inc. was recently awarded multiple contracts from the Army totaling $292.7 million for modernization and construction at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport, Tennessee. -
Strategic Weapons
March 2019
New System Steadies Platform-Mounted Weapons
GOODWATER, Nev. — A new weapon mount for vehicle, watercraft or helicopter-mounted heavy machine guns eliminates shaking, allowing better accuracy for operators firing remotely. -
Defense Department
January 2019
Pentagon Needs to Start An ‘Energetics Renaissance’
By Ashley JohnsonSometimes, as T.S. Eliot said, “the end is the beginning.” The final comment in a June 2018 National Defense article, “Pentagon Set to Boost Spending on High-Tech Armaments,” was perhaps the most telling: “If anybody tells you that the future is nothing but lasers on the battlefield … they are not very well informed.
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