Pentagon, Raytheon sign multi-year deal worth up to $6.3B for SM-3 Block IB interceptors
The multi-year award follows a framework agreement to boost production of the missile interceptor as the US replenishes air defense munitions.
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Lockheed Martin unveils PAC-3 Edge, its next-generation Patriot interceptor
Lockheed plans to invest hundreds of millions of its own cash in the interceptor, seeker and solid rocket motor as it competes for the Army's air defense contes
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Pentagon, Lockheed weigh multi-year F-35 production and sustainment deal
A source familiar with the talks questioned whether Lockheed can show long-term cost savings in a multi-year arrangement.
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RTX wins $24.4B Standard Missile 6 contract
The Standard Missile 6 award adds to Raytheon's growing backlog of long-term naval missile work.
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Wolfspeed secures $1.5 billion Defense Department financing; shares jump over 20%
The federal financing for the silicon carbide maker lifts a company that has been under financial pressure.
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US Army activates 4th Multi-Domain Task Force in the Indo-Pacific
The new unit includes four battalions and is planned to grow to 2,100 soldiers as the Army restructures for Pacific operations.
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Barclays launches aerospace and defense coverage with overweight rating
The call cites opportunity across aerospace and defense names including Boeing, Rocket Lab, RTX and Palantir.
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TD Cowen cuts aerospace price targets, calls sector de-rating 'disorderly'
Targets were lowered on Boeing, Lockheed Martin and other aerospace names amid the sector selloff.
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TOTE and Hanwha finalize deal to build Missile Defense Agency instrumentation vessel
Hanwha Philly Shipyard will build the new missile range instrumentation vessels under a subcontract from TOTE.
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Coast Guard places $248 million order for first MQ-9B drones
The unarmed drones are intended to give Coast Guard crews a longer-range view of the maritime domain.
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Shield AI expects to fly its X-BAT unmanned fighter jet within months
The Navy is contributing $150 million to further develop the unmanned combat aircraft.
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GDLS to deliver new PERCH 2.0 loitering munitions platform to Army by end of month
General Dynamics Land Systems is on contract to provide four PERCH 2.0 prototypes to the 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.
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Hanwha targets Army's tracked howitzer program after wheeled competition win
The company plans to offer its K9A1 or K9A2 tracked howitzers to the Army following its success in the wheeled howitzer contest.
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Sweden launches first Patriot mission to Poland under NATO
The deployment comes as a new government takes power in Stockholm with security policy at the center of a political dispute.
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Army's new command plans to streamline autonomous warfare acquisition
The push comes as the Army's autonomy programs and modernization efforts are set to dominate the AUSA 2026 conference.
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Army FUZE innovation hub marks one year, eyes larger acquisition challenges
FUZE Director Matt Willis said the hub's first year exposed the difficulty of moving promising technologies past the prototype stage.
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Anduril partners with Gecko Robotics on Arsenal-2 Baltimore County shipyard testing
The partnership covers shipyard testing work at Anduril's new Arsenal-2 facility.
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Sig Sauer develops 25-round magazine for Army's next-gen M8 rifle
Soldier feedback has guided development of the M8 carbine and its magazine.
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