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KAI and Hyundai Rotem to develop long-range air-to-air missile for KF-21 and pursue export packages

Korea Aerospace Industries and Hyundai Rotem signed an MOU to jointly develop and integrate a long-range air-to-air missile for South Korea’s KF-21 fighter. The companies will also explore exporting combined aircraft-and-weapons packages, linking the fighter’s market prospects to a domestically developed missile capability.

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Pentagon missile buildup drives a new approach to factory design

The Pentagon’s effort to replenish missile inventories is creating opportunities for emerging manufacturers, which argue that expanding production requires more than adding factory space. Their approach focuses on redesigning how defense plants are built and operated as the U.S. seeks greater missile manufacturing capacity.

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Defense firms pursue layered air defense and scalable precision munitions

Northrop Grumman has unveiled Raid Hunter, a networked short-range air-defense system combining a chain gun with precision-guided 50mm ammunition for bases and critical infrastructure. Separately, precision-munitions startup Heaviside Industries raised $60 million and partnered with Nammo, while L3Harris highlighted affordable, mass-scalable weapons.

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DARPA seeks scalable hypersonic cruise missiles as Boeing and Lockheed Martin advance modular interceptor and weapons architectu

DARPA is soliciting radical concepts for a next-generation hypersonic cruise missile, emphasizing affordable, scalable production and the ability to penetrate adversary air defenses. In parallel, Boeing unveiled an IFPC Increment 2 interceptor design, while Lockheed Martin introduced shared sensor technologies and a modular payload system for future missile bodies.

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