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Pentagon accelerates missile production with $20.7 billion AMRAAM deal and new JDAM Long Range, F-35 contracts

The Pentagon awarded RTX’s Raytheon business a provisional multiyear contract worth $20.7 billion to nearly double AMRAAM production as it replenishes stocks depleted by conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Separate awards advance Boeing’s JDAM Long Range into initial production and support Northrop Grumman’s F-35 APG-85 radar components.

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Pentagon accelerates missile production with $20.7 billion AMRAAM deal and new JDAM Long Range, F-35 contracts

The Pentagon awarded RTX’s Raytheon business a provisional multiyear contract worth $20.7 billion to nearly double AMRAAM production as it replenishes stocks depleted by conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Separate awards advance Boeing’s JDAM Long Range into initial production and support Northrop Grumman’s F-35 APG-85 radar components.

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Polish startup Eycore targets surging European demand for sovereign satellite intelligence as the “peace dividend” ends

Polish space-tech startup Eycore expects annual revenue to multiply as European governments accelerate efforts to secure sovereign satellite intelligence. The company’s growth outlook reflects rising demand for independently controlled space-based data amid a broader shift in regional security priorities.

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Space Force to Deploy Lasers for Drone Defense at Cape Canaveral

The Space Force is bringing laser-based counter-drone systems to Cape Canaveral, where launch operations involve explosive propellants, costly spacecraft and national-security payloads. The deployment underscores the growing focus on protecting spaceports from unmanned aircraft threats that could disrupt or endanger launches.

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