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Associated Press • Lorne Cook

NATO ministers push for urgent weapons and ammunition pledges for Ukraine as allied airspace tensions rise

NATO defense ministers will meet to drum up urgent weapons and ammunition pledges for Ukraine after deliveries have sharply declined in recent months. Ministers will also confront a wave of Russian airspace violations and renewed strikes, weighing stepped-up air-defence deployments and rules-of-engagement options.

2025-10-14T10:36:59.048099-07:00

Breaking Defense

General Atomics, Hanwha to co-develop and build Gray Eagle STOL 'Mojave' in South Korea

2025-10-14T08:08:47.090635-07:00

Boeing

Boeing wins ~$2.7B multiyear award to build 3,000+ PAC‑3 missile seekers through 2030

2025-10-14T05:12:24.686943-07:00

AeroTime

Saab wins SEK 2.6bn FMV contract to advance KFS manned and unmanned future combat aircraft studies

2025-10-14T05:44:19.773102-07:00

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FlightGlobal

Kratos unveils Ragnarök low-cost cruise missile — 500-nm range, 80‑lb payload, $150k unit price Kratos has introduced the Ragnarök Low-Cost Cruise Missile (LCCM), a $150,000 strike system claiming roughly 500 nautical miles of range, Mach 0.7 cruise speed and an 80 lb (≈36 kg) modular warhead. It’s designed for manned and unmanned launch and supports internal and external carriage.

2025-10-15T00:49:45.164212-07:00

Kratos unveils Ragnarök low-cost cruise missile — 500-nm range, 80‑lb payload, $150k unit price

Reuters

EU push for anti‑Russia 'drone wall' stalls amid political and technical hurdles After roughly 20 suspected Russian drones breached Polish airspace last month, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged construction of a 'drone wall' to protect the EU's eastern flank. But efforts to build the network are running into political disagreements between member states and unresolved technical challenges.

2025-10-15T00:24:33.803816-07:00

EU push for anti‑Russia 'drone wall' stalls amid political and technical hurdles

The War Zone

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment revamps tactics and platforms for high‑end warfare The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Night Stalkers) is overhauling tactics, mission profiles and platform use to remain effective against peer and near‑peer adversaries. The changes aim to enable survivability and mission continuity in contested, high‑end warfare environments where traditional SOA concepts face advanced air-defence and electronic threats.

2025-10-14T18:00:36.347566-07:00

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment revamps tactics and platforms for high‑end warfare

Aviation Week

U.S. Army Eyes Revival of Lower‑Tier Future Interceptor Program A year after appearing to abandon plans for a new lower‑tier missile interceptor, the U.S. Army is reconsidering the program, signalling a potential restart of work on a short‑ to mid‑range layer of missile defence. The move could reshape near‑term procurement and industry competition for interceptor technologies.

2025-10-14T16:08:27.721885-07:00

U.S. Army Eyes Revival of Lower‑Tier Future Interceptor Program

Via Satellite

UK weighs Starlink and commercial LEO for military satcom — balancing risks, resilience and industrial policy UK military satcom leaders and industry partners are actively assessing commercial low‑Earth‑orbit services such as Starlink against options to preserve sovereign military communications. Discussions focus on operational risks, resilience to jamming and cyber threats, and the industrial and procurement consequences of relying on commercial providers.

2025-10-14T12:42:11.834467-07:00

UK weighs Starlink and commercial LEO for military satcom — balancing risks, resilience and industrial policy

Breaking Defense

Lockheed Martin and Diehl Defence sign MOU to expand PAC‑3 MSE supply chain and deepen IAMD R&D Lockheed Martin and Germany’s Diehl Defence signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the floor of AUSA to explore joint work on Integrated Air and Missile Defense and broaden global PAC‑3 MSE production and supply chains. The agreement aims to boost resilience and deepen R&D cooperation for the in‑demand interceptor.

2025-10-14T12:31:02.924198-07:00

Lockheed Martin and Diehl Defence sign MOU to expand PAC‑3 MSE supply chain and deepen IAMD R&D

Associated Press

NATO ministers push for urgent weapons and ammunition pledges for Ukraine as allied airspace tensions rise NATO defense ministers will meet to drum up urgent weapons and ammunition pledges for Ukraine after deliveries have sharply declined in recent months. Ministers will also confront a wave of Russian airspace violations and renewed strikes, weighing stepped-up air-defence deployments and rules-of-engagement options.

2025-10-14T10:36:59.048099-07:00

NATO ministers push for urgent weapons and ammunition pledges for Ukraine as allied airspace tensions rise

Breaking Defense

Lockheed, Army 25th ID to kick off ‘Lightning Strike’ experiments prototyping NGC‑12 ahead of Project Convergence Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division will launch 'Lightning Strike' experiments to prototype NGC‑12, adding capabilities incrementally across a series of events that will feed into next year's Project Convergence, mirroring the Ivy Sting effort run earlier at the 4th ID.

2025-10-14T08:41:00.847270-07:00

Lockheed, Army 25th ID to kick off ‘Lightning Strike’ experiments prototyping NGC‑12 ahead of Project Convergence

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