Otro contrato más para el mismo programa (16/12/2022):
https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/ ... e/3249030/...
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded an estimated $21,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. This contract is to develop critical subsystem technologies that support the Compact Air to Air Missile and Extended Range Air to Air Missile systems. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 15, 2029. This award is the result of a white paper originating from broad agency announcement FA8651-20-S-0008. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $1,725,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8651-23-D-A001).
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El CAAM de Raytheon bien podría ser un desarrollo del Peregrine:
https://www.raytheonmissilesanddefense. ... ir-missileEl ERAAM me imagino que será algo parecido al LRAAM de Boeing, que podría entrar en estas mismas categorías:
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/b ... ce-fundingA mockup of the Boeing Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM) concept. Joseph TrevithickRecordemos que esa empresa también recibió un contrato similar (29/09/2022):
https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/ ... e/3175072/...
The Boeing Co., Saint Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $9,800,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to investigate advanced missile sub-system components to support the Compact Air-to-Air Missile and Extended Range Air-to-Air Missile Systems. Work will be performed in Saint Louis, Missouri, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 28, 2027. This award is the result of a white paper from Broad Agency Announcement (FA8651-20-S-0001). Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $835,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8651-22-D-A009 and task order FA8651-22-F-A030).
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Como vemos, el estudio de Boeing llegaría dos años antes que el de Raytheon.
Otra propuesta que podría entrar el CAAM sería el olvidado CUDA de LM. Veremos si esta empresa también recibe algún contrato al respecto...
Y es que las raíces de este programa, muy posiblemente estean en el SACM ("Small Advanced Capabilities Missile"):
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military ... egrine.htm