The U.S. is pushing to expand the production of key munitions for the Ukrainian military, the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer said. “From an industrial base perspective, it’s largely been a battle of attrition,” William A. LaPlante, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, told ...
The U.S. and Japan announced plans to boost missile system co-production, including Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) and Patriot PAC-3, to bolster deterrence and address “destabilizing behavior" in the region in July 28. The announcement follows Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary ...
Ukraine will receive AIM-120 AMRAAM advanced air-to-air missiles from the U.S. that could be used on its aircraft, Ukrainian officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine.
Ukraine won’t get a basic F-16 capability until at least 2024, and developing proficiency with that aircraft “could be four or five years down the road,” Gen. James B. Hecker, commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe and Air Forces-Africa, said Aug. 18. Hecker also downplayed ...
After a long period in which munitions were almost an afterthought and sacrificed to pay for other priorities, the Air Force needs to focus on them in order to have the right “package” of capabilities for future conflicts, Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown ...
The most up-to-date version of the AIM-120 AMRAAM will be deployed this year, and the Air Force is pursuing a multiyear procurement strategy for the missile, according to manufacturer Raytheon and Air Force senior leaders and budget documents. The production profile suggests when the secret ...
Ukraine has received its first National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), providing the country with a long-awaited capability as its infrastructure is being attacked by Russian missiles and Iranian-made drones. Throughout Russia's invasion, Russia's air force has failed to achieve air superiority due to Ukraine's ...
An experiment for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation Office resulted in the firing of three different missile types from one open-architecture National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System. The “layered” test showed how the existing NASAMS system could defend air ...
The Air Force successfully tested its redesigned Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile Form, Fit, Function Refresh (F3R), firing the AIM-120D3 missile from an F-15E Strike Eagle at a target over the Gulf of Mexico near the Florida coast. The first of five live-fire tests, it ...
The Air Force will form a training unit from its newer Block 30/35 F-22 Raptors, reducing the jets available for combat operations—but the new AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile will help those combat jets hold onto their competitive edge, according to Lt. Gen. David S. ...
Even as it ramps up production of the Lockheed Martin AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, the Air Force is doing preliminary work on a successor, Air Force armament directorate boss Brig. Gen. Heath A. Collins told reporters this week. Collins also provided an update on ...
Funding for munitions may have taken a hit in the Air Force's 2022 budget request, but Air Force Materiel Command boss Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr insists munitions are not serving as the billpayer for other parts of the budget. Bunch said the “pipeline” will ...