HK 40mm Grenade Launcher – SHOT Show 2013

HK 40mm Grenade Launcher – SHOT Show 2013

The HK Grenade Machine Gun (GMG) is based on the Mk19 grenade launcher but is highly evolved. The targeting…

US Army Orders Additional Carl-Gustaf Weapon System

Defence and security company Saab has signed a new contract with the U.S. Army for the company’s Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system. This marks the second time the U.S. Army has bought the 84mm recoilless rifle system to equip its forces. The total order value is $31 million (approximately MSEK 205). Long in service with U.S. [...]

Raytheon to debut target-seeking BattleGuard at US Army Conference

Modular, cost-effective remote weapon station for combat vehicles Raytheon Company will unveil its BattleGuard modular weapon system at the U.S. Army 2012 Maneuver Conference, which runs Sept. 18-19. BattleGuard is an integrated Electro-Optical Infrared and visible sensor with a weapon station that accurately identifies targets beyond the maximum effective range of weapons systems – more [...]

Marine Ospreys showcase new weapon system

The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit has a new, unique weapon to add to its MV-22 Ospreys – capable of firing 3,000 rounds per minute. The 24th MEU’s Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), received and mounted several Defense Weapon Systems at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 29, 2012, and ran an initial live-fire [...]

FY 2013 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System

The combined capabilities and performance of U.S. weapons systems are unmatched throughout the world, ensuring that our military forces have the advantage over any adversary. The DoD (FY) 2013 acquisition funding request totals $178.8 billion, of which $109.1 billion is for Procurement, and $69.7 billion is for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) programs. The [...]

Weapon system trainer to save taxpayer’s dollars

The first official KC-135 Stratotanker Boom Operator Weapon System Trainer in Air Mobility Command, slated to save the Air Force millions annually, opened during a ceremony Jan. 9 here. Training boom operators to perform in-flight refueling requires a tanker and a receiver. An eight-hour tanker sortie cost more than $49,000 without factoring in the receiver [...]

Lockheed Receives $1.96 Billion THAAD Production Contract for the UAE

Lockheed Martin received an undefinitized contract totaling $1.96 billion to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System for the Missile Defense Agency and the United Arab Emirates. The contract is the first Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of the THAAD Weapon System and includes the production of two THAAD Weapon Systems and additional [...]

Inside The Cockpit Part II-F-16 Fighting Falcon Viper West

Inside The Cockpit Part II-F-16 Fighting Falcon Viper West

The 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah is home to the Viper West Coast Demons…

Boeing Supports 1st Hellfire Test Launch from Avenger System

Boeing supported the U.S. Army’s first test launch of an AGM-114 Hellfire missile on Feb. 23 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The missile was fired from a modified Avenger weapon system as part of Boeing’s continuing development of the Avenger-derived Adaptive Force Protection System (AFPS). “The Avenger turret’s ability to launch Hellfire missiles [...]