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Spike NLOS Down Selected for M-LRPSM Competition

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:22:56 +0000

The U.S. Army down selected Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) system capability for the Mobile-Long Range Precision Strike Missile (M-LRPSM) Directed Requirement competition, awarding the company the first phase of the contract to develop and test a precision-guided missile system prototype for the M-LRPSM Directed Requirement for use by Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCT). Only a week following contract award, Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated the Spike NLOS system’s capabilities to the U.S. Army, showcasing its ability to engage […]

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Javelin Joint Venture Explores Production Opportunities in India

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:48:00 +0000

The Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) is exploring future co-assembly and co-production opportunities of the Javelin anti-tank weapon system in India through a competitive source selection process with potential Indian partners. In addition, the JJV signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a Government of India Enterprise with vast experience in weapon production and system integration. “We look forward to exploring partnership opportunities to co-produce Javelin in India and better support its defense and security needs. […]

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U.S. Army awards RTX’s Raytheon TOW ATGM contracts

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:17:16 +0000

Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded $676 million to continue manufacturing the tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided TOW® weapon system for the U.S. Army. The two separate awards comprise an annual production contract for $430 million in fiscal year 2023 and an additional $246 million award in 2024. Raytheon continues to improve TOW’s design with modernized fuzing and target detection. These upgrades were recently demonstrated in successful Fly-To-Buy lot acceptance tests of the latest TOW 2B variant of the missile. […]

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U.S. Army awards Javelin Joint Venture First LWCLU full-rate production contract

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:17:34 +0000

The U.S. Army awarded the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) two production contracts totaling $267 million for Lightweight Command Launch Units (LWCLU). These contracts support U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. “With these latest Javelin contracts, we will introduce the Javelin LWCLU to the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and its allies. Achieving full-rate production for the LWCLU is a significant milestone that will achieve cost efficiencies, reduce risk and, most importantly, accelerate delivery times.” Andy […]

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$1.3 Billion US Army Contract for Javelin ATGM

Frag Out! Magazine — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 12:19:39 +0000

The U.S. Army awarded the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) a follow-on fiscal year 2024 production contract for Javelin® missiles and associated equipment and services with total value of $1.3 billion. As the largest single-year Javelin production contract to date, this is the first follow-on award that is a part of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) production contract that was initially awarded in May 2023. This contract provides procurement of Javelin weapon systems and production support for the U.S. Army. Last year, […]

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Successful Live Fire Demo Clears Path For Spike NLOS Airworthiness Release Onto U.S. Apache

Frag Out! Magazine — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 15:54:00 +0000

Lockheed Martin successfully fired eight Spike NLOS all up rounds (AURs) over the course of five days from the U.S. Apache Echo Model V6 at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The successful live fire event clears the Spike NLOS Long Range Precision Munitions Directed Requirement (LRPM DR) system for Airworthiness Release (AWR) for the U.S. Apache platform, which paves the way for starting to equip the system onto the U.S. Army’s current Apache V6 platforms. This successful demonstration of Spike […]

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Poland to acquire new batch of SPIKE LR missiles from Rafael & MESKO

Frag Out! Magazine — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 08:18:08 +0000

The Polish Ministry of Defense, through its Armament Authority, announced that it is purchasing hundreds of SPIKE LR Missiles through RAFAEL’s local industrial partner, MESKO, in a deal worth around 100 Million Dollars. As RAFAEL’s local Polish industrial partner, MESKO has already manufactured SPIKE Missiles for the Polish MOD, and this will be the third such deal involving the SPIKE Missile Family. MESKO and RAFAEL have collaborated in working with the Polish market since 2003, allowing for the sale of […]

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U.S. Army Awards The Javelin Joint Venture $311M Production Contract

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:53:50 +0000

The U.S. Army awarded the Javelin Joint Venture a production contract for Javelin missiles and associated equipment and services with total value of $311 million. This contract provides procurement of Javelin systems and production support for the U.S. Army and international customers Lithuania and Jordan. The contract also includes more than 1,800 Javelins that will replenish rounds sent to Ukraine. Javelin is developed and produced by the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) between Raytheon Missiles & Defense in Tucson, Arizona and […]

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U.S. Army Awards Contracts For Javelin Anti-Tank Weapon Systems

Frag Out! Magazine — Mon, 16 May 2022 17:11:00 +0000

The U.S. Army recently awarded the Javelin Joint Venture two production contracts for Javelin missiles and associated equipment and services with total value of $309 million. These contracts include more than 1300 Javelin missiles funded from the recent Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act and orders for several international customers including Norway, Albania, Latvia and Thailand. Javelin is developed and produced by the Javelin Joint Venture, a partnership of Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Lockheed Martin. The versatile anti-tank and multi-target guided […]

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Rafael fires SPIKE NLOS missile from Oshkosh JLTV in Estonia

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:45:06 +0000

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. and Oshkosh Defense have completed a successful demonstration and live firing of Rafael’s SPIKE NLOS (Non-Line-Of-Sight) missile from an Oshkosh JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle). SPIKE NLOS is a fifth generation, 32 km-range missile, with high effectiveness achieved by a navigation system and lethal warheads capable of destroying a wide range of targets. It is part of the SPIKE family of multi-mission, precise, electro-optical missiles with legacy of 37 customers worldwide. The demonstration, hosted by […]

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First firing of MMP from a Jaguar armoured vehicle

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 11 May 2021 18:32:56 +0000

On 14 April, MBDA and Nexter participated in the first lock-on firing of an MMP medium-range missile from a Jaguar armoured reconnaissance and combat vehicle (EBRC). The French defence procurement agency (DGA) carried out the firing at their Land Techniques Test Centre as part of the JAGUAR qualification. Launched from the retractable pod on the Jaguar’s turret in two-missile configuration, the MMP successfully hit its target. The integration of MMP onto JAGUAR is being carried out in stages during qualification. […]

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Multimillion-euro contract goes to Rheinmetall: Bundeswehr issues new call-offs for MELLS guided missiles and integrated command and launch units from framework contract

Frag Out! Magazine — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:32:00 +0000

The German Bundeswehr has placed a new order for the cutting-edge MELLS antitank guided missile system with EuroSpike GmbH, a joint venture of Rheinmetall and its partners Diehl Defence and Rafael. Another 666 guided missiles and 82 integrated command and launch units have been called off from the existing framework contract. The latest order is worth around €88 million. Rheinmetall will be supplying key components to EuroSpike, maker of the MELLS, a multirole-capable lightweight guided missile system. For Rheinmetall, the […]

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SPIKE SR missile capabilities demonstrated in Estonia

Frag Out! Magazine — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 09:41:34 +0000

The EDF (Estonian Defense Forces) has completed a firing of Rafael SPIKE SR (Short Range) missiles in a demonstration that took place in September. EuroSpike’s (a European Joint Venture between Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Diehl Defence and Rheinmettal Defence) SPIKE SR is part of the wider, multi-platform, multi-purpose, multi-range SPIKE family of electro-optical missiles. It is an advanced, shoulder-launched, guided missile, designed for modern infantry warfare. SPIKE SR benefits include a light weight of only 10 kg, operational simplicity, and […]

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Rheinmetall integrates MELLS anti-tank guided missile into Marder infantry fighting vehicle

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 11:10:30 +0000

Rheinmetall has integrated the state-of-the-art MELLS anti-tank guided missile into the Marder 1A5 infantry fighting vehicle. Following successful conclusion of the study phase, the Bundeswehr subsequently ordered 44 MELLS retrofit kits, which were delivered in December 2017. In the meantime, a total of 35 vehicles have been equipped with the new missile system integration kit. The modernized Marder 1A5 is now able to utilize the MELLS, a German acronym standing for “multirole-capable light anti-tank missile system”. This retrofit contributes to […]

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