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Lockheed Martin will produce the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile Increment 2 after a successful test against moving maritime targets. The contract, valued at up to $1.2 billion, advances a variant designed to engage both ships and moving land targets as the U.S. accelerates missile production.
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North Korea says its latest missile tests involved a weapons system of “great significance,” while released imagery indicates the launch involved a missile previously described as hypersonic. The announcement highlights Pyongyang’s continued development and publicization of advanced missile capabilities.
Lockheed Martin will produce the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile Increment 2 after a successful test against moving maritime targets. The contract, valued at up to $1.2 billion, advances a variant designed to engage both ships and moving land targets as the U.S. accelerates missile production.
SES will oversee construction and provide payloads for 18 MEO satellites in Europe’s secure Iris² constellation, while U.S. agencies advance contracts and infrastructure for missile-warning and tracking systems, including BAE Systems’ 10-spacecraft MEO Epoch 2 program and new resilient LEO ground entry points.
The Pentagon is planning a phased buildout of the Golden Dome missile-defense architecture through 2035, signaling a long-term implementation effort rather than a single procurement event. The timeline points to sustained requirements for funding, technology development, industrial capacity and integration across the defense enterprise.
Ballistic missiles and drones struck near Riyadh’s international airport, setting storage tanks alight and sending a large plume of black smoke into the sky. The incident followed Saudi Arabia’s first overnight air-raid alert since fighting in neighboring Yemen intensified this month, prompting emergency firefighting response.
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A missile reportedly struck a fuel storage tank at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, generating a large plume of black smoke over the Saudi capital. The projectile is believed to have been fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen as hostilities between the sides intensify.
A Center for Strategic and International Studies report recommends that the U.S. Navy develop an offensive approach against Chinese aircraft carriers, mirroring Beijing’s planned use of submarines, ballistic missiles and other advanced systems to threaten American carrier strike groups.
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The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin are moving to accelerate production and testing of the classified AIM-260 air-to-air missile, intended to replace the AIM-120 AMRAAM and strengthen U.S. and allied air-combat capabilities. Separately, Lockheed is pitching new-build F-16s as the Air Force considers how to expand its aging fighter fleet, while Patriot interceptor production receives new component support.
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