BAE Systems expects a U.S. contract covering procurement of 2,800 seekers for the THAAD program over seven years, part of a broader expansion in American munitions production.
The U.S. Navy reportedly plans to field Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor aboard some Aegis guided-missile destroyers, with initial operational capability targeted for 2028.
The U.S. Army plans to add three Patriot air and missile defense battalions between fiscal 2029 and 2031, expanding its active force from 15 battalions to 18.
Serco has secured a five-year UK Ministry of Defence contract to continue operating and maintaining the early-warning radar at RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire.
TKMS has advanced the design of Germany’s planned F127 air-defence frigate, a warship intended to intercept ballistic missiles beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.
Europe’s HYDEF hypersonic interceptor programme has completed its feasibility phase after passing a Preliminary Requirements Review on 26 August.
The U.S. Department of War has signed framework agreements with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Lockheed Martin to expand production capacity for two major air and missile defense programs.
Israel and Greece signed an approximately €3 billion agreement for an integrated national air-defence network built around Israeli missile, radar and command systems.
RTX is seeing air and missile defense emerge as a major driver of Raytheon’s growth, backed by large U.S. and international orders and a widening production ramp.
The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), an Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyer, in Whittier, Alaska, on Oct. 3, 2026.
At the center of the upgrade is the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar, paired with the Aegis Baseline 10 combat system.
Northrop Grumman sees missile defense becoming an increasingly important growth business, with demand stretching from integrated air defense systems in the Middle East to interceptor propulsion, U.S. homeland defense and national security space.
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