Anduril unveils Steelfin interceptor family with plans to produce thousands annually
Anduril Industries has unveiled Steelfin, a family of surface-to-air missiles designed to counter cruise, ballistic and hypersonic threats.
U.S. Navy destroyer USS Paul Ignatius completes air defense and live-fire drills in the Baltic Sea
USS Paul Ignatius conducted air defense scenarios and live-fire drills with Swedish and Finnish personnel during a transit through the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia.
Lockheed Martin unveils PAC-3 Edge to take on hypersonic threats, eyes U.S. Army deployment by 2031
The missile is the company’s entry in the U.S. Army’s Future Interceptor program, a competition in which the Army has now moved Lockheed into the next stage of development.
Raytheon secures SM-3 Block IB production and sustainment deal worth up to $6.3 billion
Raytheon has secured a five-year contract worth up to $6.3 billion to produce and sustain SM-3 Block IB interceptors.
ASELSAN secures record €2.46 billion contract to expand Turkey’s Steel Dome air defence system
ASELSAN has signed €2.46bn in contracts with Turkey’s Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB) to supply hybrid air defence systems.
Rafael and Raytheon deliver first Iron Dome interceptor made entirely in America to Israel
Rafael and Raytheon’s joint venture has delivered the first Iron Dome Tamir interceptor built and assembled entirely in the United States to the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO).
Sweden to send Patriot air defence unit to Poland to guard NATO logistics hub
Sweden plans to send a Patriot air defence unit to Poland from December to guard the NATO logistics hub through which military and civilian support flows to Ukraine, the Swedish Ministry of Defence said.
Boeing wins $14.7 billion contract to triple Patriot PAC-3 MSE seeker output amid record global demand for air defense missiles
Boeing has received a seven-year contract worth approximately $14.7 billion from Lockheed Martin to expand production of seekers for Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors.
NATO expands air defence mission to counter aircraft, drones and missiles through integrated forces and rotational deployments
NATO has broadened its Air Policing mission into a comprehensive Air Defence posture during 2026, combining it with Eastern Sentry and rotational deployments of air defence systems.
USS Ted Stevens joins U.S. Navy fleet with SPY-6 radar and Aegis Baseline 10 to expand air and ballistic missile defense capability
The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) in Whittier, Alaska, bringing its second Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer into active service.
Norway completes first ESSM Block 2 firing from frigate Otto Sverdrup, testing Aegis integration ahead of operational approval
Norway has successfully fired an Evolved Seasparrow Missile Block 2 from HNoMS Otto Sverdrup for the first time.
NATO brings U.S. B-1B Lancer bomber into Baltic training to test new air defence framework alongside Allied fighters and ground assets
A U.S. B-1B Lancer joined NATO air defence training in Lithuania and Latvia on 29 September, marking the first American bomber participation under the Alliance’s new air defence framework.