The U.S. Marine Corps is advancing its air defence capabilities with a $380 million order to Raytheon, part of RTX Corp., for full-rate production of the Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) system.
Thales’s Ground Fire air surveillance and defence radar has entered continuous series production as of early 2025, following successful factory acceptance tests (FAT) witnessed by France’s Armament General Directorate (DGA).
German sensor technology company HENSOLDT announced plans to open a new production facility dedicated to series manufacturing of radar systems for air and drone defence.
The Swedish Armed Forces hosted defence and policy experts from around the world in Stockholm from 14 to 19 September for Nimble Titan 26, a multinational forum focused on integrated air and missile defence (IAMD).
Lockheed Martin is actively marketing its Thaad missile defence system to European countries, as military spending across the continent increases in response to perceived Russian threats.
Polish defence company WZE S.A. and Lockheed Martin have completed a production line validation of two Patriot Advanced Capability – 3 Missile Segment Enhancement activities under Poland’s WISLA offset programme.
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) will assist Germany with an amendment to the contract for additional Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles (GEM-T) to replenish national inventory.
Raytheon and Avio USA have agreed a purchase order worth up to $26 million for continued engineering on the Mk 104 dual-thrust rocket motor in support of Raytheon’s Standard Missile franchise.
Poland’s Ministry of National Defence has conducted a successful operational exercise with its IBCS-enabled WISŁA medium-range air defence system, developed by Northrop Grumman.
Moog and General Dynamics Land Systems UK (GDLS UK) partnered to demonstrate a short-range air defence (SHORAD) variant of the British Army’s Foxhound 4×4 protected patrol vehicle.
The Pentagon official overseeing President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defence effort, Steve Feinberg, was on Wednesday set to receive his first official briefing on the architecture of the complex, $175 billion plan.
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On 16 September, the Polish Armed Forces carried out the first live-fire exercise of the Patriot air and missile defence system acquired under the Wisła programme.
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