Estonia plans to make a preliminary decision in September on the supplier and scale of its planned ballistic-missile defence acquisition.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv is ready to buy missiles for its Patriot air defense systems.
The U.S. Department of War is moving to sharply increase production of Patriot and THAAD interceptors after rising global demand and recent combat use placed new pressure on missile-defense inventories.
KBR will provide command-and-control capabilities designed to connect sensors and shooters across the battlespace.
RTX sees Europe becoming an increasingly important source of defence orders and industrial capacity as NATO members raise spending and expand local production, CEO Chris Calio said.
The funding will also support increased production of JMT components as Raytheon expands capacity for long-term defense demand.
RTX booked more than $5 billion in GEM-T Patriot effector orders during the second quarter of 2026.
Trump described the advanced technology as “a hard thing to give away” during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David.
The U.S. government has awarded Lockheed Martin up to $53.86 billion for PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed licenses that would allow Ukraine to produce interceptors for Patriot air defense systems during talks at the White House.
The agreement follows other PAC-3 MSE framework arrangements across the program’s industrial base.
President Donald Trump announced at a NATO summit in early July that Ukraine would receive a license to produce Patriot missiles.
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