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Air Force

DoD’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Program Successfully Air Launches First Prototype

Monday, September 9th, 2013

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) successfully air launched in late August their prototype for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) program. Designed with both a sea surface and air launch variant, LRASM seeks to develop an autonomous, precision-guided, anti-ship standoff missile based on the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) variant, according to a DARPA statement. DARPA Program Manager for LRASM Artie Mabbett said Thursday in a conference call with…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]