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• Sandra Erwin
Congressional budget analysts have been briefed on the Pentagon’s classified Golden Dome architecture, six months after estimating the proposed missile-defense program could cost $1.2 trillion. The disclosure comes as lawmakers seek clarity on what threats and territory the system would actually defend.
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Congressional budget analysts have been briefed on the Pentagon’s classified Golden Dome architecture, six months after estimating the proposed missile-defense program could cost $1.2 trillion. The disclosure comes as lawmakers seek clarity on what threats and territory the system would actually defend.
Azerbaijan has signed agreements with Turkish defense company Aselsan covering a range of technologies, including a pact to explore local manufacturing of precision-guided munitions. The arrangements deepen defense-industrial cooperation and could expand Azerbaijan’s domestic production capabilities.
A Space Force general has disclosed limited details about the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile-defense program as its funding remains stalled in Congress ahead of the midterm elections. The impasse introduces uncertainty around the initiative’s scope, schedule and near-term execution.
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The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon a five-year AMRAAM production contract with two option years valued at up to $20.7 billion. The deal is intended to accelerate output for U.S. and allied forces, strengthening domestic production and the missile’s supply chain as demand rises across 44 countries.
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The Pentagon awarded RTX’s Raytheon business a provisional $20.7 billion multiyear AMRAAM contract aimed at nearly doubling output, alongside Boeing’s $75 million JDAM Long Range production award and a $123.8 million Northrop Grumman contract for F-35 APG-85 radar components.
A Tucson, Arizona, factory operated by RTX is working around the clock to increase output of Tomahawk and other missiles in short supply for U.S. operations against Iran. The rush highlights the immediate pressure on defense manufacturers to close production gaps during active operations.
The United States has secured authority to establish Golden Dome missile-defense capabilities in Greenland, clearing the way for the Pentagon to expand homeland defenses around Pituffik Space Base. The U.S. Space Force already operates a ballistic missile warning radar at the site.
The U.S. Navy is advancing Blackbeard, a lower-cost, rapidly producible standoff weapon, with the missile recently seen flying on an F/A-18 Super Hornet for the first time. The service aims to field the capability no later than 2028.
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