US hires NetFires to develop NLOS-LS at sea

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NetFires LLC, a company established by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, in 2006 has received a USD54 million contract from the US Navy (USN) for the System, Design and Development of the Non Line-of-Sight Launch System (NLOS-LS) for the Littoral Combat Ship. The contract, a joint award between the US Army, USN and NetFires, would develop a common launcher that could fire the Precision Attack Missile (PAM) and later accept future missile variants to meet the existing and future requirements for both services.

Contracts & orders received, Contracts & orders let, Contracts, Contract agreement, Weapons industry, Defense contracts, Government contract, Defence contracts, Netfires L.L.C.

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U.S. Navy fails expanded BMD trial

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The U.S. Navy (USN) suffered its second failed interception of a total of 10 Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) engagements, on December 7, 2006 when a Raytheon Standard Missile (SM-3) interceptor failed to clear its launcher and operators had to call off a second interceptor launch. It is revealed that one of these ships was the Royal Netherlands Navy's (RNLN) De Zeven Provincien-class frigate HMS Tromp, marking the service's opening involvement in BMD.

Product information, Surface-to-Air Missiles, Testing, Surface to air missiles, Standard (Missile)

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Harpoon 21 targets US Navy

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The author examines new anti-ship missiles being developed by Boeing Co. for the U.S. Navy.

Missiles, Other Ordnance and Accessories Manufacturing, National security, Ammunition, exc. for small arms, not elsewhere classified, Military R&D, Defense Research & Development, Rockets, Aerospace industry, Boeing Co., BA, Military research, Rockets (Ordnance), Guided missiles

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