air defence

Raytheon, an RTX business, has awarded Spanish supplier, Sener, a contract to develop and produce the electro-mechanical control section of the PATRIOT GEM-T missile. Sener will directly contribute to missile production in Europe in support of the recently awarded GEM-T contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for a quantity of up to 1,000 missiles for a coalition of nations, including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain.

United States deploys THAAD, Patriot air and missile defenses across the Middle East amid preparations for potential Iranian retaliation

The United States is strengthening air and missile defenses across the Middle East as part of preparations for possible Iranian retaliation ahead of any future military action, U.S. defense officials said.

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Soldiers from the 6th Battalion, 56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment trained with civilian personnel during a live unmanned aerial system demonstration on Jan. 29, 2026, at Fort Hood, observed by leaders from III Armored Corps and the 1st Cavalry Division Artillery. The event focused on counter-unmanned aircraft systems integration, allowing crews to test radar, kinetic and electronic warfare capabilities against live drone flights.

U.S. Army air defense unit tests counter-drone systems in live UAV demonstration with senior leaders at Fort Hood

Soldiers from the 6th Battalion, 56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment trained with civilian personnel during a live unmanned aerial system demonstration on Jan. 29, 2026, at Fort Hood, observed by leaders from III Armored Corps and the 1st Cavalry Division Artillery.

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Boeing has broken ground on a 35,000-square-foot expansion of its Huntsville factory that produces the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) seeker. The expansion will enable Boeing to increase annual PAC-3 seeker production by more than 30% to meet increasing air and missile defense needs worldwide.

United States approves potential $9 billion sale of 730 PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors to Saudi Arabia

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missiles and related equipment, with an estimated value of $9 billion.

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