The proposed arms package includes up to 44 Lockheed Martin Thaad launchers and 360 missiles, plus seven Raytheon TPY-2 mobile, long-range X-band radars.
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The U.S. Air Force has taken the next step in its plan to transition from the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine after issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for co-investment in up to three next-generation launch vehicles.
Lockheed Martin and Rockwell Collins are beginning work on competing prototypes of the U.S. Air Force’s next intercontinental ballistic missile airborne launching system.
The U.S. Air Force is laying the foundation for a 10-year mega contract with Raytheon Missile Systems for continued development of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile through fiscal 2032.
Safran this week inaugurated a ground testbed for a full-scale counter-rotating open-rotor engine in Istres in southeast France, marking key progress in the EU-funded demonstration program.
Aurora is a specialist in unmanned aircraft and autonomous systems, but also a supplier of composite aerostructures to Bell Helicopters, Sikorsky, Northrop Grumman and others.
Newly established Chinese commercial space launch company Expace is using outside suppliers for much of the fabrication of its solid-propellant rockets.
Brussels has rejected a French offer for a closer defense partnership based on Belgium selecting the Dassault Rafale as its future fighter to replace the F-16.
