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Raytheon‑Rafael JV wins $1.25B U.S. contract, opens U.S. Tamir (Iron Dome) interceptor plant

The Raytheon‑Rafael joint venture (Raytheon‑Rafael Protection Systems / R2S) won a $1.25 billion U.S. contract to produce Tamir surface‑to‑air interceptors for Israel and simultaneously opened a U.S. production facility to boost Iron Dome output. The award funds an accelerated production ramp to meet Israeli requirements.

2025-11-21T06:46:57.444662-08:00

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Trump nominates Lt. Gen. Dale White for fourth star to lead B-21, F-47, Air Force One and Sentinel ICBM portfolio

2025-11-19T13:23:19.829499-08:00

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L3Harris to invest $400M in Camden SRM campus to expand U.S. solid-rocket motor capacity

2025-11-18T14:31:15.218652-08:00

Reuters

Russia says FSB foiled Ukrainian‑British plot to steal MiG‑31 armed with Kinzhal

2025-11-10T22:09:40.137750-08:00

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Raytheon‑Rafael JV wins $1.25B U.S. contract, opens U.S. Tamir (Iron Dome) interceptor plant The Raytheon‑Rafael joint venture (Raytheon‑Rafael Protection Systems / R2S) won a $1.25 billion U.S. contract to produce Tamir surface‑to‑air interceptors for Israel and simultaneously opened a U.S. production facility to boost Iron Dome output. The award funds an accelerated production ramp to meet Israeli requirements.

2025-11-21T06:46:57.444662-08:00

Raytheon‑Rafael JV wins $1.25B U.S. contract, opens U.S. Tamir (Iron Dome) interceptor plant

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Ukraine's 'Night Watch' uses electronic warfare to spoof, divert Russia's Kinzhal hypersonic missiles Ukraine's Night Watch unit is using electronic warfare and navigation spoofing to jam and misdirect Russia's Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, decoying them into empty fields and away from intended targets, undermining the operational effectiveness of a weapon once touted as hard to defeat.

2025-11-20T07:27:32.784913-08:00

Ukraine's 'Night Watch' uses electronic warfare to spoof, divert Russia's Kinzhal hypersonic missiles

insidedefense.com

Trump nominates Lt. Gen. Dale White for fourth star to lead B-21, F-47, Air Force One and Sentinel ICBM portfolio President Trump has nominated Lt. Gen. Dale White for promotion to four-star and to become the U.S. Air Force's first Direct-Reporting Portfolio Manager for Critical Major Weapon Systems. The portfolio will consolidate oversight of the B-21 Raider, F-47, the next Air Force One and Sentinel ICBM modernization programs.

2025-11-19T13:23:19.829499-08:00

Trump nominates Lt. Gen. Dale White for fourth star to lead B-21, F-47, Air Force One and Sentinel ICBM portfolio

Reuters

L3Harris to invest $400M in Camden SRM campus to expand U.S. solid-rocket motor capacity L3Harris Technologies and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders broke ground on the Arkansas Advanced Propulsion Facilities in Camden, a $400 million solid rocket motor production campus aimed at expanding U.S. SRM output. The AAPF is among the largest domestic SRM capacity expansions in decades.

2025-11-18T14:31:15.218652-08:00

L3Harris to invest $400M in Camden SRM campus to expand U.S. solid-rocket motor capacity

Aviation Week

Lockheed Martin and Diehl Defence sign MoU to explore IRIS‑T integration with Mk 41 VLS for naval IAMD Lockheed Martin and Germany’s Diehl Defence have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore expanded integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) cooperation for surface combatant programmes, including studying integration of Diehl’s IRIS‑T surface‑to‑air missile with the Mk 41 vertical launch system to compete for naval air‑defense contracts.

2025-11-18T14:26:02.929656-08:00

Lockheed Martin and Diehl Defence sign MoU to explore IRIS‑T integration with Mk 41 VLS for naval IAMD

Aviation Week

MBDA to form MBDA UAE, localise Raijin loitering‑munition and thermal‑battery production At Dubai Airshow 2025 MBDA and the UAE's Tawazun Council announced the formation of MBDA UAE to localise production of Raijin loitering munitions, partner with French start‑up FLY‑R to co‑develop an AI‑enabled loitering weapon, and build a domestic thermal‑battery manufacturing plant.

2025-11-18T14:24:34.210524-08:00

MBDA to form MBDA UAE, localise Raijin loitering‑munition and thermal‑battery production

Aviation Week

Brazil’s Mac Jee revives Mectron anti‑radiation and air‑to‑air missile programmes at Dubai Airshow Brazilian munitions supplier Mac Jee announced at the Dubai Airshow it is reviving the former Mectron company's anti‑radiation and air‑to‑air missile programmes, restarting development and marketing of these legacy weapon lines. The move reintroduces Brazil‑origin missile technologies onto an international defence sales platform.

2025-11-17T23:37:16.983029-08:00

Brazil’s Mac Jee revives Mectron anti‑radiation and air‑to‑air missile programmes at Dubai Airshow

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Raytheon expands Gulf air‑defence with extra radars and interceptors amid missile, drone threats Raytheon, part of RTX, is deploying additional high‑performance radars and interceptors in the Gulf to counter a proliferating threat spectrum from ballistic missiles down to swarming drones. The deployments underscore urgent regional demand for layered sensor‑to‑effector architectures to improve detection, tracking and defeat timelines.

2025-11-17T22:35:33.049959-08:00

Raytheon expands Gulf air‑defence with extra radars and interceptors amid missile, drone threats

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