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L3Harris to Expand Arkansas Solid Rocket Motor Production Sixfold with $500M Investment

L3Harris Technologies will invest $500 million to develop a new large solid rocket motor campus in Camden, Arkansas, boosting capacity sixfold to satisfy soaring defense and space propulsion demand. The expansion, slated to begin production in 2027, marks a strategic ramp-up of U.S. solid-propellant manufacturing.

2025-07-17T10:52:15.120844-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

Dawn Aerospace Joins EU HYDEF Hypersonic Defense Interceptor Program with In-Space Propulsion Expertise

2025-07-10T03:34:04.229016-07:00

The War Zone

B-2 Spirits Execute 37-Hour Global Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Sites with GBU-57 MOPs

2025-06-22T09:24:39.131433-07:00

FlightGlobal

Anduril and Rheinmetall to Co-Develop Fury and Barracuda Autonomous Air Systems for Europe

2025-06-18T00:32:17.694803-07:00

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South Africa’s Denel cites R53 billion order pipeline, R45 billion in high-value defence contracts State-owned aerospace and defence group Denel revealed an order pipeline exceeding R53 billion, including R45 billion of high-value potential contracts spanning artillery, armoured vehicles, missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, in a mid-June presentation to Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence.

2025-07-18T03:34:12.376622-07:00

South Africa’s Denel cites R53 billion order pipeline, R45 billion in high-value defence contracts

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L3Harris to Expand Arkansas Solid Rocket Motor Production Sixfold with $500M Investment L3Harris Technologies will invest $500 million to develop a new large solid rocket motor campus in Camden, Arkansas, boosting capacity sixfold to satisfy soaring defense and space propulsion demand. The expansion, slated to begin production in 2027, marks a strategic ramp-up of U.S. solid-propellant manufacturing.

2025-07-17T10:52:15.120844-07:00

L3Harris to Expand Arkansas Solid Rocket Motor Production Sixfold with $500M Investment

Reuters

Satellite Imagery Shows New Pier at North Korea’s Sohae Launch Station Satellite operator ICEYE’s latest imagery reveals completion of a maritime pier at North Korea’s key Sohae rocket launch site, used for spy satellite deployments and other rocket tests. The new infrastructure is likely intended to support larger launch vehicles and increase operational tempo.

2025-07-17T00:03:29.045248-07:00

Satellite Imagery Shows New Pier at North Korea’s Sohae Launch Station

Air & Space Forces Mag

Lockheed Martin Conducts Flight Tests of Two Low-Cost CMMT Cruise Missile Variants Lockheed Martin has successfully flight-tested two designs of its Common Multi-Mission Truck air-launched cruise missile, aiming to provide a replenishment solution for the US Air Force’s munitions stockpile with a lower-cost subsonic weapon.

2025-07-16T16:31:48.946489-07:00

Lockheed Martin Conducts Flight Tests of Two Low-Cost CMMT Cruise Missile Variants

Task & Purpose

Pentagon’s $1 Trillion FY2026 Budget Earmarks Record $179 B for Hypersonics, AI and Drone Swarms The Pentagon’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal tops $1 trillion for the first time, allocating a record-breaking $179 billion to research and development. Funding is concentrated on next-generation capabilities, including hypersonic weapons, artificial intelligence initiatives and autonomous drone swarm programs.

2025-07-16T14:07:43.869950-07:00

Pentagon’s $1 Trillion FY2026 Budget Earmarks Record $179 B for Hypersonics, AI and Drone Swarms

The Aviationist

Germany Seeks US Clearance to Procure Raytheon Typhon Missile Launchers Germany’s Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told his US counterpart that Berlin has formally requested State Department approval to buy Raytheon’s Typhon vertical-launch missile systems, underscoring Germany’s push to bolster its air defence amid shifting security dynamics in Europe.

2025-07-16T12:27:39.921924-07:00

Germany Seeks US Clearance to Procure Raytheon Typhon Missile Launchers

BBC

Inside Space Force’s Colorado Missile Tracking Hub At a secure facility near Peterson Space Force Base, operators monitor global missile launches around the clock, fusing data from satellites and ground radars. Their real-time tracking feeds U.S. missile warning centers and allied defense networks, bolstering deterrence and early warning against threats worldwide.

2025-07-16T09:17:34.781819-07:00

Inside Space Force’s Colorado Missile Tracking Hub

tectonicdefense.com

Anduril’s Barracuda-100M AAV Completes High-Speed HSMM Flight Tests In May 2025, Anduril’s Barracuda-100M autonomous air vehicle wrapped up another series of U.S. Army High-Speed Maneuverable Missile (HSMM) flight tests, executing complex autonomous maneuvers and demonstrating speeds exceeding 500 knots, reaffirming its long-range precision-strike potential.

2025-07-16T06:34:08.249983-07:00

Anduril’s Barracuda-100M AAV Completes High-Speed HSMM Flight Tests

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