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Iran ballistic missile strike damages US-linked MQ-9 Reapers at Kuwaiti air base, injures Americans amid ceasefire talks

An Iranian ballistic missile strike hit a US-linked installation at a Kuwaiti air base, causing minor injuries to several Americans and “seriously” damaging two MQ-9 Reaper strike drones. The incident landed as the US renewed strikes on Iran and Washington weighed extending a fragile ceasefire.

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

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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

Reuters

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

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

FlightGlobal

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

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

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Iran ballistic missile strike damages US-linked MQ-9 Reapers at Kuwaiti air base, injures Americans amid ceasefire talks An Iranian ballistic missile strike hit a US-linked installation at a Kuwaiti air base, causing minor injuries to several Americans and “seriously” damaging two MQ-9 Reaper strike drones. The incident landed as the US renewed strikes on Iran and Washington weighed extending a fragile ceasefire.

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

Iran ballistic missile strike damages US-linked MQ-9 Reapers at Kuwaiti air base, injures Americans amid ceasefire 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

Breaking Defense

Raytheon and Lockheed deliver first next-gen Javelin lightweight launch units with improved infrared targeting to U.S. Army The Javelin Joint Venture—Raytheon and Lockheed Martin—has delivered the first Lightweight Command Launch Units to the U.S. Army. The new launcher is smaller and lighter than the legacy unit and incorporates modern infrared camera technology designed to speed and simplify target detection.

2026-05-26T13:24:23.814917-07:00

Raytheon and Lockheed deliver first next-gen Javelin lightweight launch units with improved infrared targeting to U.S. Army

SpaceNews.com

DARPA awards Voyager Technologies $16.5M to advance composable solid rocket thrust-control; Raytheon expands missile production DARPA selected Voyager Technologies for a $16.5 million Phase 2 “Burn n’ Go” contract to tailor solid rocket motor thrust post-build, supporting composable, mission-adaptable propulsion. Separately, Raytheon is modernizing missile production flexibility with DARPA-linked solid rocket motor technology and updated Javelin LWCLU launcher configurations.

2026-05-26T09:12:06.167840-07:00

DARPA awards Voyager Technologies $16.5M to advance composable solid rocket thrust-control; Raytheon expands missile production

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Iran ballistic missile strike damages US-linked MQ-9 Reapers at Kuwaiti air base, injures Americans amid ceasefire talks

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

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

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

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