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Castelion wins Army and Navy contracts to integrate Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon onto operational launchers

Castelion has won its first U.S. Army and Navy platform-integration contracts to fit the Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon onto operational launchers, advancing the system toward tests and potential deployment. The Army’s FY2026 budget says Blackbeard GL is intended for CAML but compatible with HIMARS as an interim launcher.

2025-10-24T03:40:21.137768-07:00

Boeing

Boeing wins ~$2.7B multiyear award to build 3,000+ PAC‑3 missile seekers through 2030

2025-10-14T05:12:24.686943-07:00

DefenseNews.com

US Army's First Hypersonic Battery to Reach Full Eight‑Missile Loadout by December

2025-10-15T06:17:06.866172-07:00

The War Zone

Soviets tested a terminal 'hard‑kill' silo defence that showered incoming warheads with metal darts

2025-10-17T12:49:30.106814-07:00

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Reuters

Castelion wins Army and Navy contracts to integrate Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon onto operational launchers Castelion has won its first U.S. Army and Navy platform-integration contracts to fit the Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon onto operational launchers, advancing the system toward tests and potential deployment. The Army’s FY2026 budget says Blackbeard GL is intended for CAML but compatible with HIMARS as an interim launcher.

2025-10-24T03:40:21.137768-07:00

Castelion wins Army and Navy contracts to integrate Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon onto operational launchers

defence-industry.eu

MBDA, Safran unveil Thundart guided rocket and launcher for France’s FLP-T; demo firings mid‑2026 MBDA and Safran Electronics & Defense unveiled Thundart, a French-designed guided rocket and launcher concept for France’s FLP-T programme, and said demonstration firings are scheduled for mid‑2026. The step moves the concept toward practical testing of an indigenous long‑range rocket‑artillery capability.

2025-10-23T02:56:09.510512-07:00

MBDA, Safran unveil Thundart guided rocket and launcher for France’s FLP-T; demo firings mid‑2026

Reuters

North Korea says it tested two hypersonic projectiles and hit a target, KCNA reports North Korea said it successfully tested two hypersonic projectiles on Wednesday, claiming they struck a target, KCNA reported. State media described the trial as using a "new cutting-edge weapons system" and said it advances Pyongyang's defensive strike and strategic deterrent capabilities.

2025-10-22T14:56:37.162035-07:00

North Korea says it tested two hypersonic projectiles and hit a target, KCNA reports

Breaking Defense

Lockheed weighs converting existing missiles like JASSM into modular, lower-cost designs Lockheed Martin is exploring converting existing missiles such as the JASSM into modular, scalable, lower-cost weapon designs, Lockheed Missiles & Fire Control president Tim Cahill said. He noted JASSM is already qualified on multiple airframes and could be reconfigured into growth- or shrinkable modules.

2025-10-21T07:50:42.966775-07:00

Lockheed weighs converting existing missiles like JASSM into modular, lower-cost designs

Reuters

Lockheed raises 2025 outlook as Q3 sales hit $18.6B and backlog reaches $179B; shifts R&D to self‑funded prototypes Lockheed Martin raised its 2025 outlook after third‑quarter sales rose to $18.6 billion and backlog reached a record $179 billion amid strong global defence demand, prompting the company to boost production and raise guidance. Management said it will shift internal R&D spending toward self‑funded prototypes to speed fielding.

2025-10-21T04:59:53.433247-07:00

Lockheed raises 2025 outlook as Q3 sales hit $18.6B and backlog reaches $179B; shifts R&D to self‑funded prototypes

Air & Space Forces Mag

Northrop Grumman, USAF complete CDR for Sentinel Launch Support System; build set for Roy, Utah with Vandenberg deployment Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force have finished the critical design review for the Sentinel Launch Support System, enabling full‑scale build, testing and qualification. The digital launch‑support system will be built in Roy, Utah, then deployed to Vandenberg to support the LGM‑35A Sentinel ICBM.

2025-10-20T17:08:31.193282-07:00

Northrop Grumman, USAF complete CDR for Sentinel Launch Support System; build set for Roy, Utah with Vandenberg deployment

The War Zone

Soviets tested a terminal 'hard‑kill' silo defence that showered incoming warheads with metal darts Declassified reporting shows the Soviet Union tested a terminal, hard‑kill, active‑protection‑style system for ICBM silos that attempted to defeat incoming ballistic warheads by dispersing clouds of metal darts to shred or deflect warheads before impact. Tests reached at least the prototype/testing phase.

2025-10-17T12:49:30.106814-07:00

Soviets tested a terminal 'hard‑kill' silo defence that showered incoming warheads with metal darts

Breaking Defense

U.S. Army awards Lockheed $9.8B multiyear deal for 1,970 PAC‑3 MSE interceptors The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $9.8 billion multiyear contract to produce 1,970 Patriot Advanced Capability‑3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC‑3 MSE) interceptors. Lockheed calls it the largest award in its Missiles & Fire Control history, underscoring elevated U.S. and allied demand for air‑defense interceptors.

2025-10-17T11:12:33.443940-07:00

U.S. Army awards Lockheed $9.8B multiyear deal for 1,970 PAC‑3 MSE interceptors

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