Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
Today In Defense
Last Updated: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, 8:43 AM PDT
2025-10-14T08:43:04.705613-07:00 2025-10-14T08:43:04.705613-07:00 (2025-10-14T08:43:04.705613-07:00)
Supply Chain
Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons
Defense Budgets & Spending
Defense Industry & Major Contractors
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Boeing
Boeing Wins Approximately $2.7B in Multiyear Contracts to Produce Additional Patriot PAC‑3 Missile Seekers
By Boeing: Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a combination of multiyear contracts valued at approximately $2.7 billion to produce additional Patriot Advanced Capability‑3 (PAC‑3) seekers.
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Breaking Defense
• Mark Pomerleau
Lockheed and Army 25th ID to kick off ‘Lightning Strike’ experiments prototyping NGC‑2 ahead of Project Convergence
By Breaking Defense: Like it's Ivy Sting counterpart at the 4th ID, the 25 ID's Lighting Strike events will incrementally add capability culminating in Project Convergence next year.
Europe
Military Aircraft Procurement
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)
Defense Budgets & Spending
Defense Industry & Major Contractors
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AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
Saab wins SEK 2.6bn FMV contract to advance KFS manned and unmanned fighter concepts
By AeroTime: Saab receives a SEK 2.6 billion order from Sweden’s FMV to continue studies on future fighter systems, including manned and unmanned concepts under the KFS program.
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investor.iridium.com
Iridium and Qualcomm Join Forces to Enable Satellite Connectivity in Snapdragon Mission Tactical Radio
By investor.iridium.com: Multiple Iridium data services integrated into the powerful Snapdragon platform for U.S. government and allied users MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc.
UAV Development & Drone Programs
Europe
Military Aircraft Procurement
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)
Defense Industry & Major Contractors
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Airbus
Airbus consolidates Survey Copter, Aliaca and Capa‑X into single tactical UAS portfolio under Airbus Helicopters
By Airbus: Airbus has streamlined its UAS from Survey Copter, Aliaca and Capa-X, into a single comprehensive portfolio that will be managed by Airbus Helicopters.
UAV Development & Drone Programs
AI
Europe
Military Aircraft Procurement
Defense Industry & Major Contractors
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
France proposes counter‑drone weapons, AASM integration and AI targeting upgrades for Mirage 2000D
By AeroTime: France's Air and Space Force considers new updates for the Mirage 2000D RMV, including low-cost counter-drone weapons, AASM integration, and AI-enabled targeting.
Hypersonic
Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons
Defense Industry & Major Contractors
Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact
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Bloomberg
• Roxana Tiron
U.S. Lagging on Hypersonic Deployments: Strategic, Industrial and Procurement Risks
By Bloomberg: Hypersonic weapons are so fast, their speed can change the surrounding air molecules. They can carry a nuclear warhead, fly low and be hard to detect. Because of their potential to transform modern warfare, these weapons have become a key front in the intensifying race for military dominance between the US on one side and Russia and China on the other.
