The U.S. Department of War has awarded a contract modification worth approximately $1.356 billion to Lockheed Martin to advance the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missile programme.
The United Kingdom and France have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to begin a joint study into a successor to the Meteor air-to-air missile.
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Airbus has completed the first demonstration flight of its uncrewed ‘Bird of Prey’ interceptor, successfully engaging a kamikaze drone in a test conducted in northern Germany.
Lockheed Martin is scaling its Javelin missile supply chain to support rising global demand and increased production rates.
The United States has delivered Javelin anti-tank missile systems to Albania’s Land Force as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation and NATO capabilities.
The Israeli Air Force has released a new nighttime image showing an F-16I Sufa fighter equipped with four RAMPAGE stand-off missiles.
The start of the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran was met with retaliation. As in 2025, Iranian forces made extensive use of available missile systems and long-range loitering munitions.
Ursa Major has introduced the HAVOC Missile System, a medium-range hypersonic capability designed to deliver high-speed performance at scale to meet urgent warfighter requirements.
President of the United States Donald Trump said Tuesday night that Iran is developing long-range missiles that could reach U.S. territory.
On February 20, the United States Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) launched a technical dialogue to assess industry capabilities for the Advanced Emission Suppression Missile program.
The United Kingdom has announced an urgent new air defence package for Ukraine worth more than £500 million, including £150 million for NATO’s Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List and an additional 1,000 UK-manufactured missiles.
Hypersonica has completed its first hypersonic test flight at Andøya Space in Norway, marking a European first for a privately funded defence company.
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