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Royal Navy declares MBDA Sea Venom operational on Wildcat helicopters

The UK Royal Navy has declared the MBDA Sea Venom helicopter‑launched anti‑ship missile operational, granting Initial Operating Capability for deployment on Leonardo Wildcat maritime attack helicopters. The decision closes an eight‑year capability gap and clears Sea Venom for front‑line Fleet Air Arm duties.

2025-10-02T04:04:15.721448-07:00

Defense Daily

U.S. Army awards RTX $5.04B, eight‑year contract for Coyote counter‑drone interceptors and launchers

2025-09-29T14:36:37.503597-07:00

Aviation Week

Pratt & Whitney developing 500–1,800 lbf scalable turbofan family for CCAs, cruise missiles and small jets

2025-09-22T04:07:33.446961-07:00

Breaking Defense

DoD Weighs Updated Acquisition Strategy for Northrop Grumman LGM-35A Sentinel; Milestone B and EMD Targeted in 2027

2025-09-23T10:32:46.482900-07:00

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AeroTime

Upgraded Iskander and Kinzhal variants reduce Ukrainian Patriot interception rate to 6%, FT reports Ukraine’s missile-interception rate plunged to 6% in September 2025 after upgraded Iskander and Kinzhal variants used evasive manoeuvres that defeated Patriot interceptors, the Financial Times reports. The sharp drop spotlights rapidly evolving Russian missile tactics and strains on current air-defence systems.

2025-10-02T07:35:26.659052-07:00

Upgraded Iskander and Kinzhal variants reduce Ukrainian Patriot interception rate to 6%, FT reports

FlightGlobal

Royal Navy declares MBDA Sea Venom operational on Wildcat helicopters The UK Royal Navy has declared the MBDA Sea Venom helicopter‑launched anti‑ship missile operational, granting Initial Operating Capability for deployment on Leonardo Wildcat maritime attack helicopters. The decision closes an eight‑year capability gap and clears Sea Venom for front‑line Fleet Air Arm duties.

2025-10-02T04:04:15.721448-07:00

Royal Navy declares MBDA Sea Venom operational on Wildcat helicopters

calibredefence.co.uk

US Army completes soldier‑led, multi‑platform PrSM tests; IOT&E validates >400 km from HIMARS and M270A2 The U.S. Army completed soldier‑led, multi‑platform flight tests of Lockheed Martin's Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) at White Sands in September 2025, culminating in initial operational test and evaluation of Increment 1. Tests fired from HIMARS and M270A2 validated ranges beyond 400 km.

2025-10-02T03:32:16.034462-07:00

US Army completes soldier‑led, multi‑platform PrSM tests; IOT&E validates >400 km from HIMARS and M270A2

Shephard Media

Royal Navy conducts first in‑service firing of Kongsberg NSM from Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset in Norway The Royal Navy has completed its first in‑service firing of the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile from Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset at Norway’s Arctic rocket range, marking a milestone in UK–Norway defence cooperation and validating a ship‑launched anti‑surface strike capability on an in‑service platform.

2025-09-30T08:38:24.984268-07:00

Royal Navy conducts first in‑service firing of Kongsberg NSM from Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset in Norway

Aviation Week

MBDA wins Italian contract to produce TESEO Mk2/E anti-ship missile for Italian Navy Italy has contracted MBDA to begin production of the TESEO Mk2/E anti-ship missile for the Italian Navy under an agreement with the National Directorate of Naval Armaments. The move initiates domestic manufacture of the sea‑launched strike weapon and advances Italy’s naval missile modernization.

2025-09-30T07:24:25.863771-07:00

MBDA wins Italian contract to produce TESEO Mk2/E anti-ship missile for Italian Navy

tectonicdefense.com

Supply‑chain bottlenecks threaten Pentagon's missile production ramp‑up The Pentagon is pressing industry to rapidly scale missile production to rebuild depleted stockpiles and meet rising operational demands, but entrenched supply‑chain bottlenecks are threatening the department's ambitious output targets and risk delaying deliveries and fielding timelines across missile programs.

2025-09-30T07:05:57.663809-07:00

Supply‑chain bottlenecks threaten Pentagon's missile production ramp‑up

Defense Daily

U.S. Army awards RTX $5.04B, eight‑year contract for Coyote counter‑drone interceptors and launchers The U.S. Army has awarded RTX subsidiary Raytheon an eight‑year, $5.04 billion cost‑plus‑fixed‑fee contract to supply Coyote missile systems, including fixed and mobile launchers, kinetic and non‑kinetic interceptors, and Ku‑band radios. The award accelerates fielding of the Coyote counter‑small UAS capability across Army units.

2025-09-29T14:36:37.503597-07:00

U.S. Army awards RTX $5.04B, eight‑year contract for Coyote counter‑drone interceptors and launchers

Breaking Defense

Anduril, RTX accelerate ground‑launched munition variants as Pentagon prioritizes closing 'munitions gap' Anduril and RTX are accelerating development of ground‑launched munition variants as Pentagon and congressional leaders make closing a 'munitions gap' a top priority, Anduril executive Diem Salmon said. The push signals increased focus on rapid production and adaptation of tactical strike capabilities to replenish depleted stockpiles.

2025-09-29T09:32:47.928365-07:00

Anduril, RTX accelerate ground‑launched munition variants as Pentagon prioritizes closing 'munitions gap'

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