Northrop Grumman is seeing broader Middle East demand for its Integrated Battle Command System as governments reassess their defenses against cruise missiles and drones.
Trump described the advanced technology as “a hard thing to give away” during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David.
Lockheed Martin is developing a lower-cost PAC-3 interceptor for drones, cruise missiles and short-range ballistic missiles.
The U.S. Space Force selected Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory to guide the Space-Based Interceptor program.
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Rafael has completed a trial of its SPYDER air defense system in Israel. The system used I-DERBY ER and I-DERBY LR missiles to intercept multiple simulated threats.
The U.S. government has awarded Lockheed Martin up to $53.86 billion for PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors.
Lockheed Martin has supported a live-fire test of a developmental medium-range ground-based air defense prototype in Australia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed licenses that would allow Ukraine to produce interceptors for Patriot air defense systems during talks at the White House.
NATO deployed F-35 fighters from Denmark, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom during a complex multi-domain air defense activity over the Alliance’s eastern flank on July 23.
The U.S. Marine Corps’ 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit has fielded the Light Marine Air-Defense Integrated System aboard USS Makin Island.
Karman Space & Defense has agreed to acquire Walker Precision Engineering for about $94 million, or £70 million.
Rocket Lab has secured a $266 million U.S. Space Force contract for up to 18 suborbital launches tied to U.S. missile defense capabilities.
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