F-22Raptor
Elite Member
Definitely not…. procurement money is going to the AGM-183 ARRW and Hypersonic attack cruise missile programs, and now this program.
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Definitely not…. procurement money is going to the AGM-183 ARRW and Hypersonic attack cruise missile programs, and now this program.
AZ_HighCountry
INT'L MOD
This is exactly the kind of technologies the US should be pursuing to counter drone threats and not the multi-million dollar solutions:
www.twz.com
I swear some days DOD gets so fixated with technology they lose the forest for the trees.
Cheap Interceptor Drones Proven In Ukraine Protected U.S. Troops Against Iranian Shaheds
The Army's top official lauded the Merops drone's performance defending against Iranian long-range kamikaze drones.
www.twz.com
I swear some days DOD gets so fixated with technology they lose the forest for the trees.
RescueRanger
Meme Lord
I hear US are in the process of making their version of Wasp and Sting interceptors. Sting is actually very successful platform.This is exactly the kind of technologies the US should be pursuing to counter drone threats and not the multi-million dollar solutions:
Cheap Interceptor Drones Proven In Ukraine Protected U.S. Troops Against Iranian Shaheds
The Army's top official lauded the Merops drone's performance defending against Iranian long-range kamikaze drones.
I swear some days DOD gets so fixated with technology they lose the forest for the trees.
AZ_HighCountry
INT'L MOD
Color me cynical but somewhere in the basement of the Pentagon is some low level procurement specialist writing the requirements which are guaranteed to ensure the program costs 3x what it should. And 5 years behind schedule.
RescueRanger
Meme Lord
First ever photos of the new Advanced Airborne Tactical Mission Suite (AATMS) inside the 160th SOAR's AH-6R (Block 3.0 MELB).
Source: HeliOps Magazine.
Fatman17
Moderator
US Naval Institute
I wonder if he broke his new optic already
U.S. Navy completes final deliveries of 300 Harpoon missiles
The U.S. Navy has completed delivery of the 300th and final Harpoon missile under its Lot 91 multi-year production agreement with Boeing, closing out a significant chapter in one of the Western world’s most widely fielded anti-ship weapon programs.
The milestone caps a production run primarily oriented toward Foreign Military Sales, extending the Harpoon’s global reach to a growing list of allied nations.
The missiles delivered under the Lot 91 agreement are the Harpoon Block II variant, the most capable iteration of the system currently in production. Block II incorporates GPS-assisted inertial navigation — a crucial upgrade that expands the weapon’s mission envelope well beyond its original anti-ship role. That dual-mode guidance architecture allows the Harpoon to prosecute both surface targets at sea and fixed targets on land, making it a more versatile strike asset for partner nations operating in complex, multi-domain threat environments.
According to the Precision Strike Weapons program office (PMA-201), the milestone reflects the coordinated effort of professionals spanning program management, engineering, logistics, and contracting disciplines. The international program lead credited that cross-functional teamwork as central to executing the delivery on schedule, underscoring the complexity of sustaining a multi-year production line that serves a wide roster of foreign buyers alongside domestic requirements.
The Lot 91 contract was structured specifically to support Foreign Military Sales, meaning the bulk of those 300 rounds are headed to allied and partner militaries rather than U.S. fleet inventories. That arrangement is consistent with the Navy’s broader strategy of leveraging FMS agreements to keep production lines active and costs manageable while simultaneously bolstering the maritime strike capacity of allied partners — many of whom operate aging or limited inventories of precision anti-ship weapons.
The Harpoon Block II’s GPS/inertial navigation combination addresses one of the original system’s key limitations. Earlier Harpoon variants relied on active radar homing for terminal guidance, which worked well against surface ships but constrained the weapon to purely maritime targets. The Block II’s GPS integration enables the missile to fly pre-programmed routes to fixed coordinates, allowing operators to engage land targets — coastal defense installations, port infrastructure, or beachhead positions — with the same round used for anti-ship strikes. That flexibility has made Block II the preferred export variant for navies and air forces seeking a single solution for both sea-control and land-attack missions.
The Harpoon itself traces its operational lineage back nearly five decades. PMA-201 has delivered close to 6,000 Harpoon missiles in total since 1977, spanning air-launched, surface-launched, submarine-launched, and exercise configurations. Those deliveries have gone to 30 FMS partner nations worldwide, a testament to the system’s reputation for reliability and the long-standing international demand for capable, proven anti-ship weaponry.
That scale of proliferation also speaks to the broader challenge facing U.S. partners: aging or insufficient stocks of precision maritime strike weapons at a time when naval competition is intensifying across multiple theaters. Demand for systems like Harpoon — affordable, combat-proven, and compatible with a wide range of launch platforms — has remained steady even as navies worldwide evaluate next-generation alternatives.
Boeing has been the program’s prime contractor throughout, and the Lot 91 production run represents one of the more recent sustained tranches of Harpoon manufacturing. While the Navy continues to assess longer-term successors to Harpoon in its own fleet, the FMS pipeline has kept the production base warm and ensured that allied partners can continue receiving new-build rounds rather than drawing down aging inventories.
The U.S. Navy has completed delivery of the 300th and final Harpoon missile under its Lot 91 multi-year production agreement with Boeing, closing out a significant chapter in one of the Western world’s most widely fielded anti-ship weapon programs.
The milestone caps a production run primarily oriented toward Foreign Military Sales, extending the Harpoon’s global reach to a growing list of allied nations.
The missiles delivered under the Lot 91 agreement are the Harpoon Block II variant, the most capable iteration of the system currently in production. Block II incorporates GPS-assisted inertial navigation — a crucial upgrade that expands the weapon’s mission envelope well beyond its original anti-ship role. That dual-mode guidance architecture allows the Harpoon to prosecute both surface targets at sea and fixed targets on land, making it a more versatile strike asset for partner nations operating in complex, multi-domain threat environments.
According to the Precision Strike Weapons program office (PMA-201), the milestone reflects the coordinated effort of professionals spanning program management, engineering, logistics, and contracting disciplines. The international program lead credited that cross-functional teamwork as central to executing the delivery on schedule, underscoring the complexity of sustaining a multi-year production line that serves a wide roster of foreign buyers alongside domestic requirements.
The Lot 91 contract was structured specifically to support Foreign Military Sales, meaning the bulk of those 300 rounds are headed to allied and partner militaries rather than U.S. fleet inventories. That arrangement is consistent with the Navy’s broader strategy of leveraging FMS agreements to keep production lines active and costs manageable while simultaneously bolstering the maritime strike capacity of allied partners — many of whom operate aging or limited inventories of precision anti-ship weapons.
The Harpoon Block II’s GPS/inertial navigation combination addresses one of the original system’s key limitations. Earlier Harpoon variants relied on active radar homing for terminal guidance, which worked well against surface ships but constrained the weapon to purely maritime targets. The Block II’s GPS integration enables the missile to fly pre-programmed routes to fixed coordinates, allowing operators to engage land targets — coastal defense installations, port infrastructure, or beachhead positions — with the same round used for anti-ship strikes. That flexibility has made Block II the preferred export variant for navies and air forces seeking a single solution for both sea-control and land-attack missions.
The Harpoon itself traces its operational lineage back nearly five decades. PMA-201 has delivered close to 6,000 Harpoon missiles in total since 1977, spanning air-launched, surface-launched, submarine-launched, and exercise configurations. Those deliveries have gone to 30 FMS partner nations worldwide, a testament to the system’s reputation for reliability and the long-standing international demand for capable, proven anti-ship weaponry.
That scale of proliferation also speaks to the broader challenge facing U.S. partners: aging or insufficient stocks of precision maritime strike weapons at a time when naval competition is intensifying across multiple theaters. Demand for systems like Harpoon — affordable, combat-proven, and compatible with a wide range of launch platforms — has remained steady even as navies worldwide evaluate next-generation alternatives.
Boeing has been the program’s prime contractor throughout, and the Lot 91 production run represents one of the more recent sustained tranches of Harpoon manufacturing. While the Navy continues to assess longer-term successors to Harpoon in its own fleet, the FMS pipeline has kept the production base warm and ensured that allied partners can continue receiving new-build rounds rather than drawing down aging inventories.
AZ_HighCountry
INT'L MOD
That is a lot of flash.
Watandar
Trusted Member
Hegseth is completely out of his depth and needs to be removed.
abcnews.com
Army secretary calls fired general 'transformational' after Hegseth ousted him
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll praised a top general who was recently fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
abcnews.com
SolarWarden
Trusted Member
Nope. He's doing what many Murrrcans wanted and that is firing these woke Generals that allowed trans and homo behavior to be openly embraced. That is why recruitment for US military is very high.Hegseth is completely out of his depth and needs to be removed.
Army secretary calls fired general 'transformational' after Hegseth ousted him
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll praised a top general who was recently fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Sec of Army is likely being nice to General but make no mistake Pete Hegseth has had a plan on what he wants the US military to look like. Pete has no control or say (he can have an opinion but no real power) when the US military goes to war or how it conducts the war that responsibility goes to Commander in Chief.
F-22Raptor
Elite Member
F-22Raptor
Elite Member
The US military is massively expanding procurement of its most critical munitions.
F-22Raptor
Elite Member
The USAF plans to purchase nearly 28,000 low cost cruise missiles over the next 5 years
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