Lockheed Martin completes first SPY-7 Aegis shipset for Japan, moving new missile-defense vessel toward 2027 commissioning
Lockheed Martin has completed validation of the first fully integrated shipset for Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessel program, clearing the equipment for shipment from New Jersey later this year.
Kratos target vehicles support U.S.-Japan SPY-7 missile defense testing for Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessel program
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions supplied target vehicles for a U.S.-Japan flight-test campaign that validated key tracking functions of the SPY-7 radar for Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessel program.
Lockheed Martin CEO says THAAD interceptor production will rise to 400 a year backed by more than $9 billion in munitions investments
The expansion is being supported by new manufacturing capacity, factory modernization and a broader $9 billion munitions investment program through 2030.
Missile Defense Agency targets interceptors costing less than $750,000 as chief makes affordability a core U.S. defense priority
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is making affordability a core priority as it looks to expand interceptor inventories without driving up long-term costs.
Northrop Grumman CEO says missile defense investments are scaling production capacity to meet rising U.S. and allied demand
Northrop Grumman is expanding missile-defense production capacity after years of investment in manufacturing, technology and new capabilities.
RTX says SM-3 production push with Boeing and Pentagon will accelerate key component output for U.S. Navy sea-based missile defense
RTX said it is working with Boeing and the U.S. Department of War to accelerate production of key components for the Standard Missile-3 family of interceptors.
Boeing to boost SM-3 Block IB and IIA hardware production as Pentagon moves to expand U.S. sea-based missile defense capacity
The framework is intended to support higher production rates for both SM-3 variants as demand for the interceptors increases.
Lockheed Martin plans boost-phase space interceptor tests to add new orbital layer to U.S. homeland missile defense architecture
Lockheed Martin is preparing to test a space-based interceptor designed to engage ballistic missile threats during the first minutes after launch.
Northrop Grumman CEO says $3 billion PAC-3 MSE and THAAD agreements will accelerate U.S. missile defense production rates
Northrop Grumman Chief Executive Officer Kathy Warden said more than $3 billion in new multi-year framework agreements will increase production and speed deliveries of technologies used in U.S. integrated air and missile defense.
Pentagon opens Golden Dome industry hub to widen competition and accelerate commercial technology into $185 billion missile defence programme
The platform will allow registered organisations to submit concepts and designs directly to programme decision-makers.
Lockheed Martin wins $211 million THAAD launcher deal for UAE, adding new C3 configuration to its ballistic missile defense network
Lockheed Martin has received a $211 million U.S. Department of War contract to produce and deliver additional THAAD launchers for the United Arab Emirates.
Lockheed Martin CEO says PAC-3 integration with Aegis could bring new interceptor capability to existing U.S. Navy ships
Lockheed Martin is integrating the PAC-3 missile with the Aegis Combat System to give U.S. Navy surface ships an additional interceptor capability, Chief Executive Jim Taiclet said.