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

The US Army's first hypersonic battery will have its full eight‑missile loadout by December, marking a major program milestone as the service moves from development toward operational fielding. Completion of the battery enables expanded testing and integration of hypersonic fires into land forces.

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

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

FlightGlobal

Anduril and Raytheon complete AFRL‑contracted static‑fire of Highly Loaded Grain SRM for air‑to‑air missiles

2025-10-08T23:32:48.308931-07:00

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

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DefenseNews.com

US Army's First Hypersonic Battery to Reach Full Eight‑Missile Loadout by December The US Army's first hypersonic battery will have its full eight‑missile loadout by December, marking a major program milestone as the service moves from development toward operational fielding. Completion of the battery enables expanded testing and integration of hypersonic fires into land forces.

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

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

FlightGlobal

Kratos unveils Ragnarök: $150K, 500‑nm cruise missile for massed, attritable strikes Kratos introduced the Ragnarök, a low‑cost cruise missile claiming a 500‑nautical‑mile range, Mach 0.7 cruise speed and an 80 lb (36 kg) modular payload. The company says unit cost is about $150,000 and the design is optimised for mass production and pairing with XQ‑58‑class unmanned systems.

2025-10-15T00:49:45.164212-07:00

Kratos unveils Ragnarök: $150K, 500‑nm cruise missile for massed, attritable strikes

Aviation Week

U.S. Army Eyes Revival of Lower‑Tier Future Interceptor Program A year after appearing to abandon plans for a new lower‑tier missile interceptor, the U.S. Army is reconsidering the program, signalling a potential restart of work on a short‑ to mid‑range layer of missile defence. The move could reshape near‑term procurement and industry competition for interceptor technologies.

2025-10-14T16:08:27.721885-07:00

U.S. Army Eyes Revival of Lower‑Tier Future Interceptor Program

Breaking Defense

Lockheed Martin and Diehl Defence sign MOU to expand PAC‑3 MSE supply chain and deepen IAMD R&D Lockheed Martin and Germany’s Diehl Defence signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the floor of AUSA to explore joint work on Integrated Air and Missile Defense and broaden global PAC‑3 MSE production and supply chains. The agreement aims to boost resilience and deepen R&D cooperation for the in‑demand interceptor.

2025-10-14T12:31:02.924198-07:00

Lockheed Martin and Diehl Defence sign MOU to expand PAC‑3 MSE supply chain and deepen IAMD R&D

Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin and Diehl sign MOU to expand PAC‑3 MSE production, supply chains and IAMD cooperation Lockheed Martin and Germany’s Diehl Defence signed a Memorandum of Understanding at AUSA to explore cooperation on Integrated Air and Missile Defense and to broaden global production and supply chains for the PAC‑3 MSE interceptor. The pact aims to boost supply‑chain resilience, expand production capacity and deepen joint IAMD R&D.

2025-10-14T08:01:47.274473-07:00

Lockheed Martin and Diehl sign MOU to expand PAC‑3 MSE production, supply chains and IAMD cooperation

Boeing

Boeing wins ~$2.7B multiyear award to build 3,000+ PAC‑3 missile seekers through 2030 Boeing has been awarded approximately $2.7 billion in multiyear contracts to produce more than 3,000 Patriot Advanced Capability‑3 (PAC‑3) missile seekers through 2030. The awards raise annual PAC‑3 seeker production to about 750 units, supporting expanded U.S. and allied air‑defence capacity.

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

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

Bloomberg

U.S. Lags in Hypersonic Deployments as Strategic, Industrial and Procurement Risks Mount Hypersonic weapons—capable of altering air chemistry at extreme speed, carrying nuclear payloads, flying low and challenging detection—are reshaping deterrence. A new assessment warns the United States is falling behind on deployments amid strategic, industrial and procurement vulnerabilities as Russia and China accelerate fielding.

2025-10-13T20:24:40.924172-07:00

U.S. Lags in Hypersonic Deployments as Strategic, Industrial and Procurement Risks Mount

DefenseNews.com

Army set to sign Lockheed Martin deal for ~400 Precision Strike Missiles as ATACMS exit nears The U.S. Army is poised to finalize a production contract with Lockheed Martin to accelerate fielding of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), ordering roughly 400 missiles to meet rising demand. The decision fast‑tracks retirement of the ATACMS family and shifts long‑range fires production toward Lockheed.

2025-10-13T12:12:50.117395-07:00

Army set to sign Lockheed Martin deal for ~400 Precision Strike Missiles as ATACMS exit nears

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