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March 11, 2026
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Financial and Investment Updates

Lockheed Martin Announces $150M Investment to Grow Alabama Missile Output

Lockheed Martin plans to invest more than $150 million over the next five years to expand its missile manufacturing operations in Alabama, responding to growing global demand for munitions....

March 9, 2026
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Procurement & Contracts

South Korea Sends Cheongung-II Interceptors to UAE Following Urgent Request

South Korea is sending additional Cheongung-II air defense interceptors to the United Arab Emirates after the Gulf nation issued an emergency request amid ongoing missile and drone attacks linked...

March 9, 2026
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Financial and Investment Updates

Hanwha Aerospace of South Korea Plans Investment in Estonia’s Defense Sector

Hanwha Aerospace of South Korea has announced a 100-million-euro ($115.5 million) investment initiative designed to boost Estonia’s defense manufacturing capabilities, including plans to establish a repair and sustainment center...

March 9, 2026
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Procurement & Contracts

U.S. Air Force Backs Increased Production of Lockheed’s LRASM Missile

The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control a $53-million contract modification aimed at increasing production capacity for the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). With the...

March 9, 2026
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Procurement & Contracts

Japan Set to Deploy Initial Type 12 Long-Range Missiles in Kyushu

Japan has received launchers for the first group of its Type 12 long-range surface-to-ship missiles at a military facility in the country’s southwest, signaling that deployment preparations are underway....

March 6, 2026
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Procurement & Contracts

Raytheon Secures $183.7M US Deal to Provide Patriot Systems to UAE

The United States has awarded Raytheon a $183.7 million contract to provide new hardware and support for the MIM-104 Patriot air and missile defense system under a Foreign Military...

March 4, 2026
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Procurement & Contracts

Belgium Signs $263M Contract for Mistral Short-Range Air Defence System

Belgium has awarded a contract worth 226.7 million euros ($263 million) to procure Mistral very-short-range air defense (VSHORAD) missile systems. The contract is being managed by France’s defense procurement...

March 2, 2026
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R&D

Belgium plans NASAMS air defence deployment at the Port of Antwerp

Belgium’s Port of Antwerp is set to install its own NASAMS air defence system beginning in 2027 to safeguard a large portion of its critical industrial and logistics infrastructure...

February 27, 2026
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Procurement & Contracts

USAF Assigns ‘AGM-190A’ Designation to Leidos Small Cruise Missile

The United States Air Force has officially designated Leidos’ Small Cruise Missile as the AGM-190A, confirming its status as an operational stand-off strike weapon. Also referred to as “Black...

February 25, 2026
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Mergers & JV

UAE’s EDGE and France’s Safran Forge Alliance on Smart Munitions Development

A new collaboration between the UAE’s EDGE Group and France’s Safran Electronics & Defense is set to reshape the smart weapons sector by merging large-scale industrial capacity with advanced...