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Defense startup Covenant has emerged from stealth with more than $250 million in backing and unveiled Anthem, a long-range strike weapon it says has completed 200 flights. Founded in 2024, the company is targeting production of 5,000 missiles annually at a new Texas facility for the U.S. military.
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Defense startup Covenant has emerged from stealth with more than $250 million in backing and unveiled Anthem, a long-range strike weapon it says has completed 200 flights. Founded in 2024, the company is targeting production of 5,000 missiles annually at a new Texas facility for the U.S. military.
Iran reportedly launched a second, undisclosed attack against U.S. Navy vessels on Monday, following weekend ballistic-missile strikes targeting an aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer. U.S. officials said the latest attack had not been publicly acknowledged by the military, leaving the extent of any damage unclear.
Germany will provide Ukraine with Patriot PAC-2 interceptors drawn from Bundeswehr inventories, while the European Union has cleared Patriot purchases under its Ukraine support loan. The decisions strengthen Kyiv’s access to air-defense ammunition while placing additional pressure on European inventories and replenishment plans.
A war-game scenario challenges the assumption that the United States would be the only nation to deploy a Golden Dome-style system. China’s parallel capability would reshape the strategic balance in space and intensify pressure for competing defensive and counter-space investments.
Russia and India are pursuing upgrades to the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which the two countries jointly produce, as their leaders prepare to meet later this week. The effort signals continued bilateral cooperation on advanced missile capabilities and defense-industrial development.
Ukraine has developed and recently deployed the indigenous Vyrivnyuvach glide bomb as a direct response to Russia’s invasion. The weapon is intended to provide Ukrainian forces with an additional tool against Russian ground forces and help offset a key threat facing troops on the frontline.
India’s Defence Acquisition Council has approved proposals worth ₹1.1 lakh crore, taking approvals this year to ₹1.6 lakh crore and those since 2025 to ₹13 lakh crore. The package includes long-range hypersonic weapons, Sukhoi-30 upgrades, mine-laying systems, indigenous warship engines and continued AMCA development.
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