Industry Briefs

USMC begins testing Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle prototypes
The Marine Corps has begun assessing prototypes from General Dynamics Land Systems and Textron for its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) program.

Lockheed Martin to have hypersonic missile launcher ready for flight testing by 2024
Lockheed Martin plans to have a ship-based hypersonic missile launcher ready for flight testing by 2024.

Boeing lands first Air Force contract for E-7A Wedgetails
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing its first contract for the planned acquisition of E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.

Raytheon awarded $250 million for LEO tracking satellites
Raytheon has received a $250-million contract from the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) to develop seven missile warning and tracking satellites

US Army picks five firms to vie for new unmanned aircraft system
The U.S. Army is searching for a new tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to replace its Textron RQ-7 Shadow UAV and has picked five firms to build prototypes

US approves possible sale of Hawkeye aircraft to Japan
The U.S. has approved a possible sale of up to five E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to the Japanese military

South Korea to purchase more F-35A aircraft
South Korea plans to purchase an additional 20 F-35A aircraft to bolster its current fleet

Denmark seeks several small drones for ISR functions
Denmark is seeking at least a few small VTOL drones to be utilized for several ISR functions

Space Force requests budget increase for missile tracking satellites
The U.S. Space Force has requested more funding over the coming years to develop hypersonic missile tracking satellites
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