Lockheed Martin has marked ten years since the delivery of its THAAD system to the United Arab Emirates, the programme’s first foreign military sale and its first international deployment.
Two successful firings of the SAMP/T NG long-range air defence system were performed in France and Italy, demonstrating once again the system’s high level of performance.
Lockheed Martin says construction of its new facility for the Next Generation Interceptor is moving forward, with the 88,000-square-foot Missile Assembly Building-5 expected to be finished by early 2026.
NATO officials have underlined the growing need to reinforce the Alliance’s ground-based air defence as airspace violations, surveillance of critical infrastructure, and sabotage on Allied territory continue to rise.
The U.S. Space Force has issued a request for prototype proposals for space-based interceptors designed to destroy missiles during their midcourse phase of flight.
The U.S. Space Force’s Combat Forces Command (CFC) has formally taken operational acceptance of the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), a solid-state long-range system.
Northrop Grumman has reported that a new software update for its AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar has enabled extended range detection for the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force.
Leonardo has announced the first major achievement for its Michelangelo Security Dome less than ten days after the official launch of the integrated defence programme.
The Golden Dome air and missile defence shield will achieve “operational capability” in 2028, Space Force Gen. Michael A. Guetlein said on 6 December at the Reagan National Defense Forum.
The United States has approved a possible 3 billion dollar Foreign Military Sale to Denmark for the Integrated Battle Command System with Indirect Fire Protection Capability.
The Missile Defense Agency has issued the first awards under its Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contract, a multiple award vehicle with a ceiling of 151 billion dollars.
Israel declared Germany’s Arrow 3 exoatmospheric missile defence system operational today in a joint ceremony, confirming that the €3.5 billion project was delivered on time despite the war.
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