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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

UK commits £1.4B over four years to Stratus deep-strike missile under €50B European initiative

The UK will invest £1.4 billion over four years in Stratus, a deep-strike missile jointly developed with France and Italy, as part of a broader European deep strike effort estimated at $50 billion. The funding signals sustained UK backing for next-generation long-range precision strike capability.

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2026-07-08T06:29:16.663933-07:00

Vertical Mag

Trump signals Ukraine Patriot “license” and NATO push for European sustainment; Lockheed, LMS win new Army and missile-defense w

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2026-07-08T05:00:25.201987-07:00

AeroTime

Le Monde: Safran guidance system integrated for more than a year on Ukraine’s Flamingo long-range cruise missile

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2026-07-08T01:58:56.711744-07:00

The Hill

US condemns China’s submarine-launched unarmed ICBM test in the Pacific

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2026-07-07T19:13:57.783992-07:00

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AeroTime

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UK commits £1.4B over four years to Stratus deep-strike missile under €50B European initiative The UK will invest £1.4 billion over four years in Stratus, a deep-strike missile jointly developed with France and Italy, as part of a broader European deep strike effort estimated at $50 billion. The funding signals sustained UK backing for next-generation long-range precision strike capability.

2026-07-08T06:29:16.663933-07:00

UK commits £1.4B over four years to Stratus deep-strike missile under €50B European initiative

Vertical Mag

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Trump signals Ukraine Patriot “license” and NATO push for European sustainment; Lockheed, LMS win new Army and missile-defense w At a NATO summit in Ankara, President Donald Trump said the U.S. will grant Ukraine a “license” to make Patriot interceptors, while providing few implementation details. Separately, Lockheed Martin won follow-on support work for the AH-64 Apache’s M-TADS/PNVS and a Patriot complex maintenance footprint in Europe, and LMS secured a first direct UH-60M/Black Hawk modernization role to upgrade fuel quantity gauging.

2026-07-08T05:00:25.201987-07:00

Trump signals Ukraine Patriot “license” and NATO push for European sustainment; Lockheed, LMS win new Army and missile-defense w

AeroTime

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Le Monde: Safran guidance system integrated for more than a year on Ukraine’s Flamingo long-range cruise missile Le Monde reports that Ukraine’s Flamingo long-range cruise missile has been using a Safran guidance system that was integrated for more than a year. The disclosure links Safran’s guidance technology directly to Ukraine’s long-range strike capability and points to sustained engineering work ahead of fielding.

2026-07-08T01:58:56.711744-07:00

Le Monde: Safran guidance system integrated for more than a year on Ukraine’s Flamingo long-range cruise missile

The Hill

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US condemns China’s submarine-launched unarmed ICBM test in the Pacific The Trump administration said it views China’s unarmed ICBM launch from a submarine in the Pacific Ocean as “of great concern.” The condemnation underscores heightened scrutiny of undersea strategic weapons testing and the signaling implications for US-China strategic stability.

2026-07-07T19:13:57.783992-07:00

US condemns China’s submarine-launched unarmed ICBM test in the Pacific

The War Zone

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Boresight debuts BQ-750 Block 2 target drone as B-52 readiness strains AGM-181A cruise-missile testing Boresight says it has built the BQ-750 Block 2 target drone to expand on the company’s earlier commercially successful BQ-400. In parallel, reporting highlights that B-52 fleet readiness issues—following a tragic loss—are creating testing challenges for the AGM-181A nuclear cruise missile upgrade.

2026-07-07T16:53:13.919557-07:00

Boresight debuts BQ-750 Block 2 target drone as B-52 readiness strains AGM-181A cruise-missile testing

The War Zone

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Poor B-52 Readiness Creating Testing Challenges For New AGM-181A Nuclear Cruise Missile

2026-07-07T16:53:13.919557-07:00

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Wall Street Journal

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Raytheon and NATO allies expand AMRAAM production in Europe, enabling European-built advanced missile components Raytheon and a coalition of NATO allies signed an agreement to expand the AMRAAM missile program, clearing the way to produce components of the advanced air-to-air missile on European soil for the first time. The pact supports broader component build capacity in Europe as part of the program’s scaling.

2026-07-07T16:00:11.844045-07:00

Raytheon and NATO allies expand AMRAAM production in Europe, enabling European-built advanced missile components

Bloomberg

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China submarine-fired ballistic missile tests signal a potential shift toward more regular Pacific launches China tested a submarine-fired ballistic missile this week, which may foreshadow more regular Pacific launches as the country expands its nuclear delivery capabilities. The move is unsettling regional governments already concerned about Beijing’s accelerating military buildup.

2026-07-07T03:44:40.909744-07:00

China submarine-fired ballistic missile tests signal a potential shift toward more regular Pacific launches

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