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India validates RudraM-II precision air-to-surface missile on Su-30MKI flights off Odisha

DRDO and the Indian Air Force conducted successful flight tests of the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from a Su-30MKI off the Odisha coast on June 2. The trials met all trial objectives, demonstrating precision targeting and validating guidance, propulsion, and subsystems under extreme release conditions.

2026-06-02T23:41:57.620690-07:00

Via Satellite

MDA Space to Supply Antennas and Control Electronics for BAE Systems’ U.S. Space Force Epoch 2 Missile-Warning Constellation

2026-06-02T12:25:39.456648-07:00

The War Zone

USAF designates next-generation penetrator bomb as GBU-76 to replace MOP

2026-06-02T09:58:12.570339-07:00

Reuters

Explosion and fire at Hanwha Aerospace propellant-mixing center in Daejeon kills five, injures two

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

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India validates RudraM-II precision air-to-surface missile on Su-30MKI flights off Odisha DRDO and the Indian Air Force conducted successful flight tests of the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from a Su-30MKI off the Odisha coast on June 2. The trials met all trial objectives, demonstrating precision targeting and validating guidance, propulsion, and subsystems under extreme release conditions.

2026-06-02T23:41:57.620690-07:00

India validates RudraM-II precision air-to-surface missile on Su-30MKI flights off Odisha

Via Satellite

MDA Space to Supply Antennas and Control Electronics for BAE Systems’ U.S. Space Force Epoch 2 Missile-Warning Constellation BAE Systems has subcontracted MDA Space to provide antennas and control electronics for the U.S. Space Force’s MEO EPOCH 2 missile-warning constellation. The agreement covers critical payload technologies within the Space Systems Command program, tightening the supplier base for the Epoch architecture moving from design into delivery.

2026-06-02T12:25:39.456648-07:00

MDA Space to Supply Antennas and Control Electronics for BAE Systems’ U.S. Space Force Epoch 2 Missile-Warning Constellation

The War Zone

USAF designates next-generation penetrator bomb as GBU-76 to replace MOP The U.S. Air Force has formally designated its next-generation penetrator bomb as the GBU-76, set to replace the MOP. The designation comes as plans take shape for fielding the new weapon capability within the Air Force’s strike portfolio.

2026-06-02T09:58:12.570339-07:00

USAF designates next-generation penetrator bomb as GBU-76 to replace MOP

Reuters

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Explosion and fire at Hanwha Aerospace propellant-mixing center in Daejeon kills five, injures two A blast and subsequent fire hit Hanwha Aerospace’s rocket propellant-mixing center at its Daejeon, South Korea, facility on June 1, killing five workers and injuring two others, local officials said. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the incident.

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

Explosion and fire at Hanwha Aerospace propellant-mixing center in Daejeon kills five, injures two

DefenseNews.com

Lockheed Martin ramps US missile output with NGI interceptor production facility and DoD push for more munitions Lockheed Martin says it is expanding missile and fire-control output under the Pentagon’s increased demand for munitions. The company also unveiled a purpose-built facility for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Next-Generation Interceptor (NGI) ahead of a key design review and subsequent testing.

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

Lockheed Martin ramps US missile output with NGI interceptor production facility and DoD push for more munitions

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

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India validates RudraM-II precision air-to-surface missile on Su-30MKI flights off Odisha

MDA Space to Supply Antennas and Control Electronics for BAE Systems’ U.S. Space Force Epoch 2 Missile-Warning Constellation

USAF designates next-generation penetrator bomb as GBU-76 to replace MOP

Explosion and fire at Hanwha Aerospace propellant-mixing center in Daejeon kills five, injures two

News Timeline