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 by Christen Mccurdy Washington DC (UPI) Mar 03, 2020
The U.S. Army is buying additional BONUS munitions from BAE Systems and France's Nexter Munitions for two types of howitzer, BAE announced on Tuesday. The BONUS, which is jointly developed by the two contractors, is a 155-millimeter munition designed for destroying armored targets, for use with M109 self-propelled howitzers and M77 ultra-lightweight towed howitzers. "This additional order shows the Army's confidence in the BONUS system," said Lena Gillström, managing director for BAE Systems Weapon Systems Sweden. "This advanced technology facilitates striking two targets with one munition to increase combat efficiency and lethality on the battlefield." The munitions system includes two sensor-fuzed warheads with advanced target-seeking sensors which can seek, track and strike targets within an area of 32,000 square meters. The U.S. added the Bofors 155mm BONUS ammunition to its arsenal in a 2018 contract, which, like this week's deal, is linked with NATO's Support and Procurement Agency. Finland, France, Norway and Sweden all have the BONUS in their arsenal. In 2019, BAE received an $88 million Army contract for long lead material for the howitzer program.
Raytheon nets $15M to support small diameter bomb II Washington DC (UPI) Feb 27, 2020Washington DC (UPI) Feb 27, 2020 Raytheon has been awarded a $15 million increase to a previous contract for Small Diameter Bomb II technical support, increasing the total value of the contract to $115 million, the Department of Defense said. The CGU-53 StormBreaker, also known as the Small Diameter Bomb II, is an air-launched, precision-glide bomb that can can use GPS/INS to guide itself into the general vicinity of a moving target during the initial search phase. It entered into operational testing in 2018. The Air Fo ... read more
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