The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is making affordability a core priority as it looks to expand interceptor inventories without driving up long-term costs.
Northrop Grumman is expanding missile-defense production capacity after years of investment in manufacturing, technology and new capabilities.
RTX said it is working with Boeing and the U.S. Department of War to accelerate production of key components for the Standard Missile-3 family of interceptors.
The framework is intended to support higher production rates for both SM-3 variants as demand for the interceptors increases.
Lockheed Martin is preparing to test a space-based interceptor designed to engage ballistic missile threats during the first minutes after launch.
Northrop Grumman Chief Executive Officer Kathy Warden said more than $3 billion in new multi-year framework agreements will increase production and speed deliveries of technologies used in U.S. integrated air and missile defense.
The platform will allow registered organisations to submit concepts and designs directly to programme decision-makers.
Lockheed Martin has received a $211 million U.S. Department of War contract to produce and deliver additional THAAD launchers for the United Arab Emirates.
Lockheed Martin is integrating the PAC-3 missile with the Aegis Combat System to give U.S. Navy surface ships an additional interceptor capability, Chief Executive Jim Taiclet said.
SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace company, has received a $93.7 million U.S. Space Force award to modernize ground-based radar infrastructure.
Northrop Grumman has unveiled Raid Hunter, a new 50mm Gun-Based Air Defense system designed to counter cruise missiles, drone swarms and other high-volume aerial threats.
Lockheed Martin has won a Missile Defense Agency contract to modernize the digital simulation framework used to test the U.S. missile defense system.
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