:

Air Force

Raytheon and U.S. Air Force Test Electronic Warfare Weapon

Monday, October 19th, 2015

SHARE:

Raytheon and U.S. Air Force Test Electronic Warfare Weapon

An AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile. Photo: Raytheon.

Raytheon [RTN] and the Air Force completed the latest of a series of flight tests for the High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Control Section Modification (HCSM), the company said Monday.HCSM is an upgrade to existing AGM-88 HARMs that “dramatically increases effectiveness against even the most modern enemy radar while reducing the possibility of collateral damage,” Raytheon said.AGM-88 HARMs are used to suppress or destroy surface-to-air radars, early warning radars, and radar-directed air defense artillery systems. The HCSM includes new features…

Congress

HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill would allow the Air Force to buy more than 267 F-15EX fighters by Boeing [BA] and would extend the […]

Budget

Defense Bill Tries To Block Foreign Shipbuilding, Adds $1 Billion For Second DDG

The final version of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense authorization bill included two amendments pushed by Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) that restrict procuring Navy warships […]

Congress

Replacement Munitions May Not Be One-for-One; May Include New Weapons Chemistries, Wittman Says

As the Pentagon looks to refill inventories of weapons used in Iran and elsewhere, replacements may not be one for one but instead mark a new portfolio mix, according to […]

Congress

HASC Approves $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right To Repair’ Reform

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has approved its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with the panel moving to adopt a bipartisan […]