MELBOURNE, FL. - Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, has been awarded a $22 million Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) contract from the Department of Defense (DoD) Manufacturing Technology Program, through Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane, to develop a prototype solution for the Growing Additive Manufacturing Maturity for Airbreathing Hypersonics (GAMMA-H) challenge. The GAMMA-H program is part of the DoD’s ongoing efforts to expand current processes to manufacture hypersonic weapons components.

According to the DoD, GAMMA-H will contribute toward advancing additive manufacturing processes that can affordably meet the propulsion performance and environmental requirements that modern hypersonic airbreathing systems demand.

"Aerojet Rocketdyne will consolidate several essential steps of the end-to-end scramjet manufacturing process under the GAMMA-H contract, which will provide schedule and cost efficiencies associated with a less fragmented supply chain," said Aerojet Rocketdyne president Ross Niebergall. "Optimizing processes will increase part yields and reduce the number of processing steps, resulting in higher production velocity and lower cost."

More than a decade after making hypersonic history with the X-51 Waverider, Aerojet Rocketdyne has continued to evolve advanced hypersonic propulsion through numerous successful test flights supporting the nation’s need for faster, more maneuverable missile systems.

Source: L3Harris
Associated URL: https://www.l3harris.com/newsroom/editorial/2024/05/aerojet-rocketdyne-selected-dod-demonstrate-powder-engine-out-hypersonic

KUALA LUMPUR - MBDA is offering a selection of two ground-based air defense systems to the Malaysian Army and Royal Malaysian Air Force. The proposal is in response to a requirement in the Malaysian Armed Forces for a new short-range air defense system. The systems offered by MBDA are the Enhanced Modular Air Defense Solutions (EMADS) self-propelled surface-to-air missile system and the Vertical Launch MICA New Generation missile. Both systems offer short-to-medium range air defense capabilities to defend against manned and unmanned aircraft, as well as cruise missiles.

The Navy has already procured the VL Mica missile variant for its Littoral Combat Ships, which could potentially give that system the edge for the unfilled air defense requirement. The alternative EMADS uses the company's Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) fired from a launcher that can hold eight missiles.

Source: Asian Military Review
Associated URL: https://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/2024/05/mbda-offers-latest-gbad-systems-to-malaysia/

WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile Control Section Modification Upgrade. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has already delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has requested 149 WCU-33/B High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Control Section Modification (HCSM) upgrade kits. Along with other items and services, this deal is worth an estimated $144 million.

The proposed sale will improve the UAE’s capability to meet current and future threats by enhancing its capability to defend its national borders, bolster air-to-surface defensive capabilities, deter regional threats, and protect vital international commercial trading routes and critical infrastructure. The UAE already has the HARM in its inventory and will have no difficulty absorbing these HCSM upgrade kits into its armed forces.

The principal contractor will be RTX Corporation located in Tucson, AZ. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.

Source: DSCA
Associated URL: https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/united-arab-emirates-high-speed-anti-radiation-missile-harm-control