German Navy targets stronger F125 frigate air defence with Diehl Defence agreement to adapt IRIS-T SLM after successful sea trials
Diehl Defence has secured a development contract to adapt IRIS-T SLM for the German Navy’s F125 frigates.
NATO brings U.S. B-1B Lancer bomber into Baltic training to test new air defence framework alongside Allied fighters and ground assets
A U.S. B-1B Lancer joined NATO air defence training in Lithuania and Latvia on 29 September, marking the first American bomber participation under the Alliance’s new air defence framework.
U.S. Navy awards Raytheon SM-6 contract worth up to $24.4 billion to expand missile production for strike and defense missions
The U.S. Navy has awarded RTX’s Raytheon a five-year contract valued at up to $24.4 billion to accelerate SM-6 missile production.
Raytheon says USS Ted Stevens will expand U.S. Navy’s SPY-6 radar fleet to counter ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles
The U.S. Navy will commission USS Ted Stevens on October 3, adding another Flight III destroyer equipped with Raytheon’s SPY-6(V)1 radar to its active fleet.
U.S. Navy to base USS John Basilone in Spain, shifting missile defense-capable destroyer from Florida to Naval Station Rota
The U.S. Navy will relocate the guided-missile destroyer USS John Basilone (DDG-122) from Mayport, Florida, to Naval Station Rota, Spain, this fall.
Kongsberg wins about NOK 11.5 billion in air defence contracts as Belgium orders NASAMS and the Netherlands adds NOMADS systems
Kongsberg has signed a NOK 10 billion contract for NASAMS air defence systems for Belgium and a separate Dutch contract worth about NOK 1.5 billion.
L3Harris wins seven-year Lockheed Martin contract worth more than $6 billion to expand propulsion production for THAAD missile interceptors
L3Harris Technologies has received an undefinitized contract from Lockheed Martin valued at more than $6 billion, excluding escalations, to expand propulsion production for the THAAD missile defense system.
Raytheon expands Lyntris cooling orders for U.S. Army’s LTAMDS radar through 2028 as Patriot radar replacement enters full-rate production
Raytheon has placed new orders with Lyntris for components used in the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, or LTAMDS.
Ukraine asks EU states to release Patriot missiles from stockpiles now in exchange for future deliveries to counter ballistic threats
Ukraine has asked EU countries to release Patriot missiles from their existing stocks to help defend against ballistic threats.
ASELSAN demonstrates KORKUT 35 against drones and a moving ground target for defence delegations from 12 countries
ASELSAN has conducted live-fire demonstrations of its KORKUT 35 air defence system for delegations from 12 countries, focusing on its ability to engage drones and fire while moving.
Zelenskyy says Freyja aims to build ballistic missile defences at greater scale and lower cost for Ukraine and Europe amid interceptor shortages
Ukraine and nine European countries have launched a programme to build ballistic missile defences that can be produced in larger numbers and at lower cost, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
L3Harris says 18 Tranche 3 satellites advance toward orbit to deliver near-continuous global missile warning and tracking for United States
L3Harris Technologies has completed a preliminary design review for 18 missile-tracking satellites ordered by the Space Development Agency.