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Boeing awarded ~$2.7B to build 3,000+ PAC‑3 seekers through 2030

Boeing said it won roughly $2.7 billion in multiyear contracts to manufacture more than 3,000 Patriot Advanced Capability‑3 (PAC‑3) missile seeker heads through 2030, lifting annual PAC‑3 seeker production to about 750 units and boosting U.S. air‑defense replenishment capacity.

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

FlightGlobal

US approves $1.1B sale of 405 AIM-120D-3 AMRAAMs to Finland; RTX named prime contractor

2025-09-11T01:53:22.246460-07:00

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Breaking Defense

Lockheed Martin and Diehl Defence sign MOU to expand PAC-3 MSE production and shore up supply chain Lockheed Martin and Germany’s Diehl Defence signed a memorandum of understanding at the AUSA exposition to explore collaboration on Integrated Air and Missile Defence and expand global production of PAC‑3 MSE interceptors. The agreement aims to broaden the supply chain and boost industrial capacity 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 production and shore up supply chain

Boeing

Boeing awarded ~$2.7B to build 3,000+ PAC‑3 seekers through 2030 Boeing said it won roughly $2.7 billion in multiyear contracts to manufacture more than 3,000 Patriot Advanced Capability‑3 (PAC‑3) missile seeker heads through 2030, lifting annual PAC‑3 seeker production to about 750 units and boosting U.S. air‑defense replenishment capacity.

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

Boeing awarded ~$2.7B to build 3,000+ PAC‑3 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

Breaking Defense

Lockheed Martin completes first live-fire of ground‑launched AGM‑179 JAGM from Quad Launcher at Yuma Lockheed Martin completed the first live‑fire ground demonstration of its Joint Air‑to‑Ground Missile Quad Launcher (JQL), firing a government‑furnished AGM‑179 JAGM at a tank target at Yuma Proving Ground. Further tests, including an engagement against a UAS, are planned next month.

2025-10-13T11:08:49.979182-07:00

Lockheed Martin completes first live-fire of ground‑launched AGM‑179 JAGM from Quad Launcher at Yuma

Breaking Defense

AV unveils Switchblade 400 for Army LASSO and debuts VAPOR CLE compact long‑endurance helicopter UAS AV (the merged AeroVironment/BlueHalo) expanded its loitering‑munition lineup at AUSA, revealing the Switchblade 400 aimed at the US Army's Low Altitude Stalking and Strike (LASSO) requirement, and debuted the upgraded VAPOR CLE, a compact long‑endurance electric helicopter UAS for persistent tactical ISR.

2025-10-13T06:32:35.032610-07:00

AV unveils Switchblade 400 for Army LASSO and debuts VAPOR CLE compact long‑endurance helicopter UAS

Yonhap News Agency

North Korea unveils Hwasong-11Ma hypersonic glide vehicle and Hwasong-20 ICBM at Workers' Party 80th anniversary parade North Korea displayed a Hwasong-11Ma hypersonic glide vehicle and a new Hwasong-20 ICBM at its Workers' Party 80th anniversary parade. State media called the Hwasong-20 the country's 'most powerful' nuclear weapon; Seoul says the reveal signals expanded long-range strike capability.

2025-10-10T18:20:15.009588-07:00

North Korea unveils Hwasong-11Ma hypersonic glide vehicle and Hwasong-20 ICBM at Workers' Party 80th anniversary parade

AeroTime

French frigate Alsace intercepts supersonic target with MBDA Aster 30 The French Navy frigate Alsace intercepted a supersonic target using MBDA's Aster 30 interceptor in a recent at-sea engagement. The Aster 30 is the same missile family fielded by the SAMP/T MAMBA ground-based air-defence system, highlighting cross-domain commonality.

2025-10-10T04:56:20.632502-07:00

French frigate Alsace intercepts supersonic target with MBDA Aster 30

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