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Boeing, Nammo Conduct Successful Ramjet 155 Artillery Tests

Boeing, Nammo Conduct Successful Ramjet 155 Artillery Tests

ARLINGTON, VA. — A team from Boeing and the Norwegian company Nammo has conducted successful ground-fire tests of its Ramjet 155 Extended Range Artillery Projectile – a technology to enable long-range precision fires, one of the U.S. Army’s key modernization priorities.

The tests, led by Nammo …

Ukrainian Troops Arrive in Germany for Howitzer Training

Ukrainian Troops Arrive in Germany for Howitzer Training

Around 60 Ukrainian soldiers have arrived in western Germany to begin training on the howitzer 2000 artillery system. The German government has pledged to send seven of the self-propelled weapons.

Over the next 40 days, the troops will train with the PanzerHaubitze 2000 artillery system at a trai…

Lockheed Wins $43M to Redesign F-35 Panoramic Display Component

Lockheed Wins $43M to Redesign F-35 Panoramic Display Component

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $43,643,049 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001922F0001) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0008).

This order provides for diminishing manufacturing sources non-recurring engineering in support of a redesigned panora…

GAO Sees Room for Improvement on Missile Defense Acquisition

GAO Sees Room for Improvement on Missile Defense Acquisition

The Missile Defense Agency has a lot of flexibility to develop the systems that make up the U.S. Missile Defense System. But has that flexibility improved the program?

We testified that MDA’s acquisition processes are now more closely aligned with leading practices, and that the agency has made p…

US Navy Falling Behind on Shipyard Modernization Program: GAO

US Navy Falling Behind on Shipyard Modernization Program: GAO

We testified about Navy efforts to improve its 4 public shipyards. The condition of these facilities has a direct impact on the readiness of the aircraft carrier and submarine fleets they maintain.

— The Navy began a 20-year, $21 billion effort to modernize them in 2018
— Average facility cond…

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