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Explosion kills five at Hanwha Aerospace rocket propellant-mixing facility in Daejeon

Five people were killed and two others injured after an explosion and fire at Hanwha Aerospace’s rocket propellant-mixing center in Daejeon, South Korea, authorities said. Investigators are probing the cause of the blast on the production line handling rocket propellant.

2026-06-01T06:49:11.464699-07:00

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Lockheed Martin ramps missile-defense output with NGI-focused plant as DoD pushes for higher munitions production

2026-06-01T06:11:50.345679-07:00

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Ukraine’s Gripen buy-and-donate plan grows to 20 new and 16 donated jets, funded via EU Ukraine Support Loan

2026-05-28T02:44:32.723407-07:00

Bloomberg

Iran missile strike on US-linked Kuwait base damages MQ-9 Reapers and injures Americans amid ceasefire extension talks

2026-05-29T21:59:06.521143-07:00

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Explosion kills five at Hanwha Aerospace rocket propellant-mixing facility in Daejeon Five people were killed and two others injured after an explosion and fire at Hanwha Aerospace’s rocket propellant-mixing center in Daejeon, South Korea, authorities said. Investigators are probing the cause of the blast on the production line handling rocket propellant.

2026-06-01T06:49:11.464699-07:00

Explosion kills five at Hanwha Aerospace rocket propellant-mixing facility in Daejeon

DefenseNews.com

Lockheed Martin ramps missile-defense output with NGI-focused plant as DoD pushes for higher munitions production Lockheed Martin says it is expanding missile and fire-control production to align with the Pentagon’s renewed push for more munitions, including a purpose-built facility for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Next-Generation Interceptor (NGI) program. Company leaders also cited “innovative commercial models” as part of the ramp strategy and upcoming design-review/test milestones.

2026-06-01T06:11:50.345679-07:00

Lockheed Martin ramps missile-defense output with NGI-focused plant as DoD pushes for higher munitions production

Bloomberg

Iran missile strike on US-linked Kuwait base damages MQ-9 Reapers and injures Americans amid ceasefire extension talks Iran-fired ballistic missile(s) hit a US-linked Kuwaiti air base, causing minor injuries to several Americans and seriously damaging two MQ-9 Reaper strike drones, according to reports. The incident follows renewed US strikes on Iran and could complicate efforts to extend a fragile ceasefire.

2026-05-29T21:59:06.521143-07:00

Iran missile strike on US-linked Kuwait base damages MQ-9 Reapers and injures Americans amid ceasefire extension talks

Reuters

China builds launch-pad infrastructure near nuclear missile silos, according to satellite imagery Satellite images indicate China is constructing a network of launch pads and related infrastructure adjacent to the isolated sites that house the country’s longest-range nuclear missiles. The build-out suggests efforts to increase readiness and/or operational flexibility of silo-based deterrent forces.

2026-05-28T22:55:01.145867-07:00

China builds launch-pad infrastructure near nuclear missile silos, according to satellite imagery

FlightGlobal

Boeing design work to repurpose decommissioned hardpoints to boost B-1B external hypersonic missile capacity Boeing engineers are advancing design efforts to repurpose decommissioned weapons stations on the B-1B Lancer for the US Air Force. External hardpoints on the bomber’s lower fuselage could then support carriage of long-range hypersonic missiles, expanding the aircraft’s weapons capacity without building new station architecture.

2026-05-28T17:56:26.498149-07:00

Boeing design work to repurpose decommissioned hardpoints to boost B-1B external hypersonic missile capacity

SpaceNews.com

Golden Dome’s propulsion-first shift reframes missile defense as a distributed, end-to-end architecture A new framing of President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome air-and-missile-defense concept moves beyond detection, tracking and interception to the distributed infrastructure that makes the architecture work—placing propulsion at the center. The implication: system designers must validate propulsion-driven performance across the full kill-chain network, not just intercept geometry.

2026-05-28T06:54:19.447691-07:00

Golden Dome’s propulsion-first shift reframes missile defense as a distributed, end-to-end architecture

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Ukraine’s Gripen buy-and-donate plan grows to 20 new and 16 donated jets, funded via EU Ukraine Support Loan Kyiv and Stockholm have advanced plans for up to 20 Saab Gripen fighter jets—20 for Ukraine as new-build (including E/F-model aircraft) and earlier-delivered donations of 16 older C/D-version jets—under a package supported by the EU’s Ukraine Support Loan. Delivery timing is targeted for the 2027 window, with Sweden also aiming to include Meteor long-range missiles and fit-out for Ukraine’s dispersed operations.

2026-05-28T02:44:32.723407-07:00

Ukraine’s Gripen buy-and-donate plan grows to 20 new and 16 donated jets, funded via EU Ukraine Support Loan

Breaking Defense

HASC marks up FY2027 NDAA: multiyear F-35 and F-15EX buys; more Black Hawks and Chinooks; munitions and Arleigh Burke funding The House Armed Services Committee released its markup of the fiscal 2027 defense policy bill, largely backing Pentagon plans. The draft would authorize multiyear procurement for F-35 and F-15EX fighters, expand Army lift recap with additional Black Hawks and Chinooks, and approve multiyear buys for critical munitions, including the Arleigh Burke destroyer program.

2026-05-26T14:04:32.733605-07:00

HASC marks up FY2027 NDAA: multiyear F-35 and F-15EX buys; more Black Hawks and Chinooks; munitions and Arleigh Burke funding

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Explosion kills five at Hanwha Aerospace rocket propellant-mixing facility in Daejeon

Lockheed Martin ramps missile-defense output with NGI-focused plant as DoD pushes for higher munitions production

Ukraine’s Gripen buy-and-donate plan grows to 20 new and 16 donated jets, funded via EU Ukraine Support Loan

Iran missile strike on US-linked Kuwait base damages MQ-9 Reapers and injures Americans amid ceasefire extension talks

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