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2024 ‘Critical’ Year for Army Munitions Ramp Up - Defense Daily
WEBThe planned 2024 effort to boost U.S. Army munitions’ production will be vital to achieve a restocking of service inventory and to aid Ukraine, a top Army official said on Feb. 5. “This year is critical in terms of the actual ramp up happening,” Army acquisition chief Doug Bush told a Center for Strategic and International Studies ...
Air Force Wavering on New Fighter Imperils World’s Most …
WEBSep 16, 2024 · The ancestry of the Air Force’s current advanced engine family dates back over 30 years, when the Pratt & Whitney F119 engine was selected for the F-22 fighter after a 1990 fly-off. The production F119 later became the basis for the F135 engine for the F-35 joint strike fighter. The F119 and F135 have no peers.
Northrop Grumman To Unveil New Dual-Feed M230 Chain Gun, …
WEB1 day ago · Northrop Grumman [NOC] will unveil a new dual-feed version of its M230 Bushmaster chain next week, with plans to conduct initial live-fire demonstrations for potential customers in 2025. John McCollum, Northrop Grumman’s program lead for the Bushmaster chain…. Already a subscriber or registered user to Defense Daily?
U.S. Air Force Holds Critical Design Review for LRSO
WEBThe U.S. Air Force said that it conducted a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Raytheon Technologies [RTX] AGM-181 Long Range Stand-Off (LRSO) nuclear-tipped cruise missile on Feb. 27-March 2 at Eglin AFB, Fla.. As of June 2021, the Air Force planned to buy 1,087 LRSOs–67 for development and 1,020 in procurement–at a unit cost of $13.3 million, per the Government Accountability Office ...
Army To Begin Delivering First Live Hypersonic Weapon
WEBAug 10, 2022 · The delivery of the first prototype hypersonic hardware to Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade is completed on Oct. 7, 2021, with a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Army photo by Spc.
DoD Releases National Defense Strategy With Focus Placed On …
WEBOct 27, 2022 · Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III conducts a press briefing after the release of the unclassified National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review, and Missile Defense Review at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 27 2022.
Shyu Finalizes DoD’s Top 14 Technology Priorities ... - Defense Daily
WEBThe Pentagon’s top technology official has finalized a list of her top 14 priority areas for technology development, which will help drive the department’s forthcoming National Defense Science and Technology (S&T) strategy.
Army Releases New Modernization Strategy, Sets Path For …
WEBOct 17, 2019 · Matthew Beinart. @mbeinart22. The Army has released its updated modernization strategy detailing the service’s plan to integrate new weapons platforms and operational concepts as it looks to “transform into a multi-domain force by 2035.”. The new document, released Wednesday, builds on the Army’s plan to go after six modernization ...
DoD Releases First National Defense Industrial Strategy, …
WEBJan 11, 2024 · The Pentagon on Thursday released its first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS), detailing a range of priorities to “catalyze generational rather than incremental change” for bolstering weapons production.