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August 14, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

Raytheon Secures US Navy Contract for Enhanced Standard Missile-2

Raytheon has been contracted by the US Department of Defense to develop and manufacture the SM-2 Block IIICU surface-to-air missile under a deal worth $258.7 million, with completion slated...

August 13, 2025
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US Company Creates HQ-22 Missile Defense System Copy for Air Force

US defense contractor Torch Technologies is building full-scale replicas of China’s HQ-22 surface-to-air missile system for US Air Force (USAF) training. The Alabama-based firm said the mock-ups will be...

August 7, 2025
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Mergers & JV

US May Deploy Mobile Anti-Ship Missiles in Japan Exercise to Boost Pacific Defense

The US military is evaluating the deployment of the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) during its upcoming Resolute Dragon exercise with Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force next month. The...

August 7, 2025
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Lockheed Martin Pushes Forward With C2 Tech for US ‘Golden Dome’ Defense System

Lockheed Martin has developed a command and control (C2) prototyping solution to help accelerate the development of the Golden Dome, the US equivalent of Israel’s Iron Dome system, initiated...

August 7, 2025
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US Army Rolls Out Broad Modernization Plan for Missile, Air, and Space Defense

The US Army is executing a wide-ranging modernization initiative aimed at countering advanced air, missile, and space threats from adversaries like China and Russia, who continue to expand their...

August 6, 2025
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Lockheed and Raytheon Face Off in Bid for US Army’s Autonomous Launcher Initiative

Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are both in the running for the U.S. Army’s Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML) program. Spokespersons from both companies—Lockheed and Tom Laliberty, Raytheon’s President of...

August 5, 2025
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Slovenia Expands IRIS-T SLM Air Defense Fleet with Two Additional Units

Slovenia Expands Air Defense Capabilities with Additional IRIS-T SLM Units via ESSI As part of the ongoing European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), Slovenia has procured two more IRIS-T SLM...

August 4, 2025
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Mergers & JV

Indian Company Teams Up with Elbit for Advanced Rocket Launcher Systems

India to Locally Produce Israel’s PULS Rocket Launcher Under New Nibe-Elbit Deal In a major step toward defense industrial collaboration, Nibe Limited has entered into an agreement with Elbit...

August 1, 2025
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Northrop and USAF Complete First Test of Sentinel’s Stage-Two Rocket Motor

Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force have successfully completed the first qualification test of the stage-two solid rocket motor for the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Conducted inside...

August 1, 2025
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South Korea Deploys Upgraded Ballistic Missile Defense Capability

South Korea has begun the initial rollout of the second phase of its Cheongung-II air defense system, an advanced platform designed to intercept both hostile aircraft and ballistic missiles....