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 by Brooke Baitinger Washington DC (SPX) Jun 06, 2018
The U.S. Navy has selected the Naval Strike Missile for its Over-the-Horizon program on littoral combat ships and future frigates. The selection of the NSM, offered by Raytheon and Kongsberg Gruppen, comes after several other companies dropped out of bidding for the program in 2017. The weapon is a long-range, precision missile for use against heavily defended land and sea targets. Raytheon says the missile, originally produced by its Norwegian partner, has demonstrated an unmatched ability to penetrate enemy defense systems. The NSM will be the first Raytheon weapon to be used by the U.S. Navy, the Pentagon said when it revealed the $14.8 million contract last week. The contract includes options that would bring the total value of the contract to $847.6 million. The NSM uses advanced seeker and target identification technology, and can defeat enemy defenses up to 100 nautical miles away. "Raytheon and Kongsberg are providing the Navy with a proven, off-the-shelf solution that exceeds requirements for the over-the-horizon mission," Raytheon Missile Systems' president, Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, said in a statement. The missile will be produced mainly in Norway by Kongsberg, while Raytheon will manufacture launchers, missiles, and components in the United States. The company has already started launcher production at its factory in Louisville, Ky., and will perform final assembly and tests at its facility in Tucson, Ariz. The contract will generate business for more than two dozen U.S. suppliers, while the overall program is the product of a longtime partnership with Norway and its defense leader Kongsberg, the company said. Through the 50-year partnership, Raytheon and Kongsberg "are able to provide the U.S. Navy with the best of two worlds by combining the capability of NSM with Raytheon's proficiency as the world's largest missile maker," said Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace AS president Eirik Lie. Lockheed Martin and Boeing were also contenders, but withdrew from the competition last year as the Navy refined requirements for the weapon.
Lockheed to convert air-to-surface missiles for Air Force Washington DC (SPX) Jun 06, 2018 - Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract worth more than $9.2 million by the Defense Department for software conversion on air-to-surface missiles. The contract, from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and announced on Tuesday, enables Lockheed Martin to provide phase II of the software conversion program for the joint air-to-surface standoff missile, or JASSM, missile system, according to the Pentagon. Specifically, the contract will provide for continued conversion of the operational flight program on the AGM-158 JASSM ER, or extended range, from the Ada computer language to C++. Lockheed will provide a preliminary design review that includes support, source data and analysis for the system's operational flight program and integrated flight simulation software design. The weapon is a long-range air-launched cruise missile that's equipped with a airframe that provides for stealthy maneuvering from enemy radar systems. It uses an infrared seeker and GPS guidance to autonomously strike fixed targets at long ranges with a 1,000-pound penetrating blast warhead. The standard model can be mounted on most Air Force and Navy fighters, including, bomber aircraft, while the JASSM-ER is currently deployed on the B1B Lancer heavy supersonic bomber. The ER version is being adapted for use with other aircraft. Work on the contract will occur in Orlando, Fla., and is expected to be complete in August 2019. More than $4 million will be obligated to Lockheed at the time of award from fiscal 2018 research and development funds, the Pentagon said.
Saudi warns of military action if Qatar gets Russian missiles: report Paris (AFP) June 2, 2018 Saudi Arabia has threatened military action against Qatar if it goes ahead and acquires Russia's top of the range S-400 air defence missile system, Le Monde daily reported. Citing information it had obtained, Le Monde said Friday that Riyadh had written to French President Emmanuel Macron asking him to intervene to prevent the deal going ahead and to help preserve regional stability. There was no immediate official reaction from the president's office or the French foreign ministry to the report ... read more
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