U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen a design for the Golden Dome missile defence system and appointed a leader for the $175 billion programme, according to an explainer published by Reuters.
The Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defence system will feature four layers – one in space and three on land – with 11 short-range batteries positioned across the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii.
Raytheon has been awarded a $258,742,330 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract by the U.S. Department of Defense for the development of the Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) Block IIICU All Up Round.
The United States government has asked Lockheed Martin to explore a substantial increase in production of Patriot PAC-3 air defence missiles.
Rheinmetall expects to secure a major order for its Skyranger family of self-propelled air-defence systems from the German Bundeswehr, company chief executive Armin Papperger said on 7 August.
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) have successfully completed a series of developmental flight tests of the David’s Sling Weapon System.
Lockheed Martin has established a new prototyping hub at its Center for Innovation in Suffolk, Virginia, aimed at advancing the Command and Control (C2) capabilities for the United States’ Golden Dome for America initiative.
The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced the successful completion of a planned series of developmental flight tests for the David’s Sling air and missile defense system.
MBDA marked two significant developments in European air defence during July 2025, underlining its commitment to delivering sovereign defence capabilities.
The United States has scheduled its first major test of the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system in the months leading up to the 2028 presidential election, according to CNN.
Germany announced on Friday it will deliver two more Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine under a new agreement with the United States.
The Slovenian Ministry of Defence has signed a contract to procure two additional fire units of the IRIS-T SLM medium-range ground-based air defence system.
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