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 by Christen Mccurdy Washington DC (UPI) Feb 27, 2020
Raytheon Missile Systems has received a $90.4 million contract to provide engineering and manufacturing development for the Navy's Joint Multiple Effects Warhead System (JMEWS), the Pentagon announced. The JMEWS program is the new warhead for the Tomahawk Block IV tactical cruise missile. According to Raytheon, the JMEWS program is designed to give the Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile enhanced penetration capabilities, while retaining its blast-fragmentation capabilities. The first JMEWS weapons completed testing in 2010. This contract funds the design, integration, test and evaluation for the program, 79 percent of which will take place at Raytheon's Tucson, Ariz., worksite. Other work on the contract will be performed in Cincinnati, Ohio; Plymouth, Minn.; and Rocket Center, W.V. Work is expected to be completed by November 2023.
Russia successfully test fires Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile Washington DC (UPI) Feb 28, 2020 Russia has successfully test-launched its Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile from a ship for the first time and is planning more tests from nuclear submarines. The missile was fired from the frigate Admiral Gorshkov in early January while it was cruising in the Barents Sea, state news agency TASS reported Thursday. It landed at a military testing range in the Northern Ural mountain range more than 300 miles away. More Tsirkon cruise missile tests from nuclear-powered submarines are expected t ... read more
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