US Navy Seeks to Boost Production of New Anti-Radar Missile

Navy seeks new radar-killer missiles

The Navy is conducting market research for an “Advanced Emission Suppression Missile” with extended range that could knock out enemy air defense systems, according to a request for information released Wednesday. The release of the RFI comes as the U.S. military works to boost its munitions arsenals. The Navy is also looking for new tools capable of degrading adversaries’ sophisticated integrated air defense architectures, such as those possesse…

US Navy seeks to boost production of new anti-radar missile

The U.S. Navy’s appetite for next-generation anti-radar missiles is growing. A Naval Air Systems Command Request For Information posted on July 1 is asking industry whether it is capable of supplying up to 600 Advanced Emission Suppression Missiles per year. In February — before the Iran War and the consequent guided missile shortage — NAVAIR posted a Sources Sought notice that stated “production demand is expected to be on the order of up to 30…

Navy Re-Issues RFI For Longer Anti-Radiation Missile

The Navy on July 1 re-issued a version of a Request for Information (RFI) for a new Advanced Emission Suppression Missile (AESM), a longer-range anti-radiation missile. The service originally issued […]