Misiles y armas aire-aire, aire-superficie y antiaéreos

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Anteayer, España firmaba repuestos para torpedos y ayer nos tocó los SM-2 (16/07/2020): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2277243/

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Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $15,296,009 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-17-C-5410 to exercise options for engineering and technical services and obsolescence solution in support of Standard Missile-2/6. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be completed by June 2021. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. government (68.2%); and the governments of Australia, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Spain, Netherlands and Denmark (31.8% combined), under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. This contract also combines purchases for other Department of Defense funds (47.2%); FMS programs (31.8%); and the Navy (21%). Fiscal 2020 other Department of Defense funds; 2020 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds; fiscal 2020 weapons procurement (Navy) funds; and FMS funds in the amount of $15,296,009 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
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Se entrega el Meteor para su integración en el F-35 (pág. 19): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... der-v3.pdf

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Estudio de la USAF para desarrollar "municiones de ataque de alta velocidad" (17/07/2020): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2278883/

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Leidos Inc., Arlington, Virginia, has been awarded a ceiling $30,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for high speed attack munitions research. The first task order will be for a $341,500 award under task order FA8651-20-F-1011. The five-year contract will support research and development, advancing state of the art in weapons airframe research to explore the impacts of complex flight environments on advanced weapon systems. Work will be performed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and is expected to be completed August 2021 for the initial task order. Fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $325,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8651-20-D-0011).
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Interesante informe del CRS sobre municiones guiadas de precisión: https://fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/R45996.pdf

En él se pueden ver precios y cantidades adquiridas. Por ejemplo (pág. 35 y 36):

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Raytheon consigue un contrato de 375 millones de dólares para desarrollar mini-misiles de autodefensa (miniature self-defence missile (MSDM)), que ya comentamos en su día. Se trata de mini-misiles para defenderse de misiles enemigos:

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing ... 20.article
http://alert5.com/2020/07/22/raytheon-s ... e-missile/

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Parece que el MSDM va en serio (21/07/2020): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2281833/

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Raytheon Co. Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $375,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for a miniature self-defense missile. The contract provides for the research and development of a flight-test ready missile. The first task order is $93,380,234. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be completed by October 2023. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and two offers were received. Fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $26,712,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8651-20-D-0001).
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Contrato importante para Hellfire (22/07/2020): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2283344/

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ARMY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $702,881,910 modification (P00042) to contract W31P4Q-18-C-0130 for procurement of Hellfire missiles. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2023. Fiscal 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019 and 2020 other procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $702,754,471 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
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A pesar del reciente desarrollo del JASSM naval (AGM-158C LRASM), la USAF anda preguntando a empresas por nuevas armas antibuque:
http://alert5.com/2020/07/25/usaf-issue ... ke-weapon/

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En este vídeo se pueden ver algunas bombas planeadoras iraníes. En primer lugar, la pequeña Sadid-345 lanzada desde un UAV Shahed-129. Después es turno para los derivados del RQ-170 (a hélice y reacción), y a continuación la bomba planeadora Yasin, de la cual solo se habían visto maquetas, lanzada desde un Su-22. Por último es turno para los misiles balísticos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlXExxO ... e=youtu.be

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Parece que Brasil, tras desechar los planes de producción del A-Darter y se decide por el Iris-T para armar sus A-1M: https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/air- ... news_promo

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NASAMS para Catar (3/8/2020): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2298575/

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Raytheon Co., Tewksbury, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $33,735,474, predominantly cost-plus-incentive-firm modification (P00068) to contract FA8730-15-C-0002 for National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) integration and alternate Air Defense Operations Center (ADOC) installation. The contract modification is for the procurement, installation, integration and testing of NASAMS into the ADOC and alternate ADOC. Work will be performed in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, and is expected to be completed October 2021. This modification involves Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Qatar. FMS funds in the in the full amount are obligated at the time of award. Total cumulative face value of the contract is $346,498,681. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity.
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Serbia compra el SAM chino HQ-22:
http://alert5.com/2020/08/04/serbia-buy ... rom-china/

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Continúan las pruebas con el AGM-183: https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/ ... pa-payload

A B-52H flew with two AGM-183A captive-carry vehicles during an Aug. 8 test.
Credit: Matt Williams/U.S. Air Force

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La USAF invierte en la empresa Hermeus de tecnología hipersónica:
http://alert5.com/2020/08/06/usaf-decid ... p-hermeus/

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La USAF invierte en la empresa Hermeus de tecnología hipersónica:
http://alert5.com/2020/08/06/usaf-decid ... p-hermeus/

Normal. Este es un campo en el que los orientales nos han comido la tostada a base de bien. En un momento en que Chinos y Rusos estan trabajando ya para pasar de los mach cinco en municiones realmente operativas nosotros tenemos dificultades hasta para ser minimamente supersonicos.

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La USAF (AFRL) quiere motores que permitan misiles hipersónicos más grandes, con mayor carga. El programa Mayhem:
https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing ... 61.article

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Contratos para la US Navy y la USAF (12/8/2020): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2310984/

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The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded $15,620,949 firm-fixed-price order N00019-20-F-0402 against previously issued basic ordering agreement N00019-16-G-0001. This order provides for the production and delivery of 25 Harpoon Block II+ captive air training missiles and 24 tactical missiles. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri (65.2%); Galena, Kansas (8.5%); Lititz, Pennsylvania (3.99%); McAlester, Oklahoma (2.76%); Anniston, Alabama (2.58%); Chatsworth, California (2.15%); Minneapolis, Minnesota (2.06%); Chandler, Arizona (2.03%); Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1.53%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (9.2%), and is expected to be completed in August 2023. Fiscal 2020 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $15,620,949 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
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The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $95,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00005) to contract FA8681-19-D-0005 for Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) technical support and integration. Boeing will provide JDAM support for studies and analysis; product improvement and upgrades; integration including, but not limited to, software integration and aircraft integration; and associated hardware and testing. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri, and is expected to be completed March 31, 2024. No funds are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.
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Imágenes de bomba planeadora china, en la categoría de 500kg y con un gran aire a la JSOW de EEUU: https://twitter.com/HaoGao12/status/1294513079527419904





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