The Italian Navy announced on 21 March that it had conducted a live firing of MBDA Aster 30 missiles from the multipurpose offshore patrol vessel Raimondo Montecuccoli.
Israel’s military said its air defense system, operating in coordination with the United States, is achieving high interception rates against ongoing missile and drone threats.
The U.S. State Department has approved two potential foreign military sales requests from the United Arab Emirates aimed at strengthening its ground-based air and missile defense capabilities.
The United Arab Emirates said its air defense systems have intercepted hundreds of incoming threats since the escalation of regional hostilities on February 28.
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force have completed a key integration test for Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessel programme.
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale to Kuwait involving LTAMDS air defense radar systems, with an estimated value of up to $8 billion.
The U.S. Department of War has signed a new agreement with RTX to expand the production and support program for Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors.
Diehl Defence has announced plans to establish a service hub in Latvia to support maintenance and repair of its ground-based air defence systems across the Baltic region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Ukraine could face a shortage of air defence missiles as the war in the Middle East affects global military stockpiles.
The Pentagon has raised its baseline cost estimate for the Golden Dome missile defense system to $185 billion, an increase of $10 billion driven by expanded requirements for space-based sensing and data infrastructure.
Northrop Grumman said its nationwide supplier network is accelerating production and delivery of the U.S. Army’s Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS), a key element of the military’s integrated air and missile defense architecture.
Greece has taken another step toward strengthening its armed forces after a parliamentary committee approved a series of defence procurement and modernisation programmes.
