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US Air Force targets 1,000-nm stand-off missile family for China-focused air and maritime strike

The U.S. Air Force is defining a next-generation, air-launched ballistic stand-off weapon with a goal of at least 1,000 nautical miles. The program is framed as a missile “family,” spanning air-to-air and air-to-surface variants to engage both air and surface targets at extreme ranges.

2026-06-25T06:58:09.186884-07:00

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House Appropriators advance FY2027 defense bill: $1.07T topline, USAF flying-hours/working-capital cuts, Space Force $55.5B and

2026-06-25T04:40:33.630341-07:00

AeroTime

Frankenburg opens Riga Mark I counter-UAS missile factory to mass-produce low-cost interceptors

2026-06-25T01:34:55.946443-07:00

Breaking Defense

Pentagon awards Lockheed Martin up to $35B to quadruple THAAD interceptor production

2026-06-24T15:26:41.255879-07:00

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Sources: Hegseth meets Anduril, Castelion and Leidos on munitions production capacity Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted a closely held, publicly unannounced meeting with emerging weapons makers including Anduril, Castelion and Leidos to discuss munitions production, according to sources. The gathering signals continued pressure to expand industrial capacity and accelerate delivery timelines across the weapons pipeline.

2026-06-25T13:25:07.884555-07:00

Sources: Hegseth meets Anduril, Castelion and Leidos on munitions production capacity

Aviation Week

US Air Force targets 1,000-nm stand-off missile family for China-focused air and maritime strike The U.S. Air Force is defining a next-generation, air-launched ballistic stand-off weapon with a goal of at least 1,000 nautical miles. The program is framed as a missile “family,” spanning air-to-air and air-to-surface variants to engage both air and surface targets at extreme ranges.

2026-06-25T06:58:09.186884-07:00

US Air Force targets 1,000-nm stand-off missile family for China-focused air and maritime strike

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House Appropriators advance FY2027 defense bill: $1.07T topline, USAF flying-hours/working-capital cuts, Space Force $55.5B and The House Appropriations Committee advanced its FY2027 defense spending bill with a $1.07 trillion Pentagon topline (a $234 billion increase over 2026), including $55.5 billion for the U.S. Space Force. Markup also trimmed USAF plans for flying hours and cut the Air Force working capital fund, while adding $355 million for the Family of Mass Missiles (FAMM).

2026-06-25T04:40:33.630341-07:00

House Appropriators advance FY2027 defense bill: $1.07T topline, USAF flying-hours/working-capital cuts, Space Force $55.5B and

AeroTime

Frankenburg opens Riga Mark I counter-UAS missile factory to mass-produce low-cost interceptors Estonian startup Frankenburg has opened the first missile manufacturing site in the Baltics in Riga, aiming to mass-produce its Mark I counter-UAS interceptor missile. The company positions the “low-cost” interceptor as a scalable response to rising unmanned-airspace threats across the region, paired with counter-UAS systems and policies.

2026-06-25T01:34:55.946443-07:00

Frankenburg opens Riga Mark I counter-UAS missile factory to mass-produce low-cost interceptors

Breaking Defense

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Pentagon awards Lockheed Martin up to $35B to quadruple THAAD interceptor production The U.S. Defense Department awarded Lockheed Martin a seven-year, up to $35B contract to quadruple production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors. The award implements a Jan. 29, 2026 framework agreement and is aimed at replenishing missile-defense stocks drawn down during the Iran conflict, targeting hundreds of operational interceptors by 2030.

2026-06-24T15:26:41.255879-07:00

Pentagon awards Lockheed Martin up to $35B to quadruple THAAD interceptor production

AeroTime

Hegseth: Golden Dome directed-energy milestone test defeats drones and cruise missiles Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the first Golden Dome milestone test used directed energy to defeat drones and cruise missiles, marking the program’s initial major counter-UAS and counter-cruise capability validation. The result adds a kinetic/energy kill approach to Golden Dome’s broader, layered air-and-missile-defense architecture.

2026-06-24T12:57:06.475265-07:00

Hegseth: Golden Dome directed-energy milestone test defeats drones and cruise missiles

Bloomberg

Satellite imagery shows China building a US destroyer replica target to support anti-ship missile test campaigns Satellite imagery indicates China has constructed a US destroyer replica at a remote missile-testing site in its northwestern desert. Analysts cited by the reporting say the target could be used to validate anti-ship weapons against a realistic surface-combatant profile.

2026-06-24T01:25:46.412529-07:00

Satellite imagery shows China building a US destroyer replica target to support anti-ship missile test campaigns

DefenseNews.com

SOF Week spotlights throwable rugged ground drones alongside Air Force push for collaborative combat aircraft and long-range mun Defense News Weekly reports at SOF Week on a rugged “throwable” ground drone concept designed for rapid, non-traditional entry into contested environments. The episode also notes parallel Air Force moves toward collaborative combat aircraft and the development of new long-range munitions for distributed strike and support missions.

2026-06-22T10:12:51.999072-07:00

SOF Week spotlights throwable rugged ground drones alongside Air Force push for collaborative combat aircraft and long-range mun

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US Air Force targets 1,000-nm stand-off missile family for China-focused air and maritime strike

House Appropriators advance FY2027 defense bill: $1.07T topline, USAF flying-hours/working-capital cuts, Space Force $55.5B and

Frankenburg opens Riga Mark I counter-UAS missile factory to mass-produce low-cost interceptors

Pentagon awards Lockheed Martin up to $35B to quadruple THAAD interceptor production

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