The “first string” of interceptors, launchers, radars and a command and control system for missile defenses set to be deployed to Guam will arrive in 2024, the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said last week. The Guam architecture, “however you want to define that, was really ...

The private equity firm ATL Partners on Monday said it has stood up LightRidge Solutions, which was created through the acquisition of two companies, GEOST, LLC in 2021 and Ophir Corp. in late 2022. LightRidge is based in Tucson, Ariz., has about 255 employees and is currently focused on sensors ...

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on March 20 that it will begin producing the company’s Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) sensor for the U.S. Air Force E-7A Wedgetail by Boeing [BA]. The Air Force’s fiscal 2024 budget includes $681 million for rapid prototyping of two Wedgetails ...

OSI Systems [OSIS] on Monday said that Mexico’s defense ministry has awarded the company a $600 million contract to provide various non-intrusive inspection (NII) systems and a related integration platform to scan cargo and vehicles at the country’s northern and southern borders. OSI System ...

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is supporting the Air Force in its cruise missile defense program with plans to test a national capital region capability later this summer, the head of the agency said last week. During the McAleese Defense programs conference, MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill ...

The Army is now aiming to reach a “first unit equipped” milestone for its Next-Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) and new 6.8 caliber ammunition in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the program office.  Product qualification testing with the Sig Sauer-produced NGSW Rifle and ...