Hypersonic   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Budgets & Spending   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
The War Zone • Joseph Trevithick

USAF to begin work on new bomber-launched ARRW hypersonic variant targeting moving ships

The U.S. Air Force is moving forward to start work on a new ARRW missile variant designed to engage moving targets, with an emphasis on future Pacific combat scenarios. The effort signals continued adaptation of existing hypersonic basing and mission profiles to improve effectiveness against maritime threats.

2026-05-12T10:51:46.939041-07:00
ArianeGroup   Europe   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy   Thales  
edrmagazine.eu • Jules Roukoz

Long-range land strike: Thales and ArianeGroup conduct first successful firing in line with French forces’ ambitions

By edrmagazine.eu: Thales and ArianeGroup successfully conducted the first firing of the new ballistic munition FLP-t 150, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, with the support from the Missile Testing Division of the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA EM) at the Ile du Levant test site.

2026-05-12T01:42:01.665405-07:00
Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
Breaking Defense • Carley Welch

Anduril wins Army contract for prototype C2 missile defense system

By Breaking Defense: WASHINGTON — Anduril announced today that the Army has awarded the company a contract to develop a Battle Manager prototype, which the company describes as an “integrated command-and-control platform” aimed at defending against various air and missile threats across the Indo-Pacific theater.

2026-05-12T06:50:12.841980-07:00
Middle East   Supply Chain   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Deals   Embraer  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Embraer renews C-390 campaigns in Colombia and Chile

By Air Data News: Latin America still lacks an export customer for the military transport aircraft despite years Embraer is again pursuing potential C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft sales in Colombia and Chile as the Brazilian manufacturer seeks to expand the jet’s presence in Latin America.

2026-05-12T02:04:24.378715-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   General Atomics   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

General Atomics test fires APKWS counter-UAS rockets from MQ-9A

By FlightGlobal: The demonstration opens up a potential counter-UAS role for the MQ-9A, which is searching for a new niche in environments of high-intensity conflict.

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2026-05-11T16:19:49.721795-07:00