Supply Chain   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
The War Zone • Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

USAF restructures Sentinel ICBM as Northrop prototypes control and launch hardware amid baseline delay

Nearly two years after the Sentinel ICBM program breached a statutory cost‑growth threshold, the U.S. Air Force has restructured the effort while Northrop Grumman continues prototyping control and launch components. A new program baseline remains unset and senior leaders warn a lengthy path to fielding lies ahead.

Also: insidedefense.com
2026-01-27T11:37:50.366011-08:00
North America   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Reuters • Aishwarya Jain, Mike Stone

Northrop Grumman posts higher quarterly profit as geopolitical uncertainty fuels demand

By Reuters: Defense supplier Northrop Grumman posted higher fourth-quarter profit and revenue on Tuesday, helped by strong sales in its aeronautics business amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty.

Also: Northrop Grumman, Defense Daily and GlobeNewswire
2026-01-27T04:09:45.913384-08:00
Europe   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Defense Deals   Defense Policy  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Did France block EU loans to buy UK Storm Shadow missiles for Ukraine? What was proposed and why Paris objected

By AeroTime: Did France block EU-backed loans for British Storm Shadow missiles? Here’s what the EU scheme proposes, what the Storm Shadow is, and why Paris may oppose.

2026-01-27T03:27:07.348910-08:00
Middle East   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Deals  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

The many wings of the Persian Gulf: How oil wealth and geopolitics made the region a top arms market

By AeroTime: Gulf countries have become leaders in the global arms market. This is largely because of two things: a tense geopolitical situation and significant wealth based on the export of oil.

2026-01-27T05:11:31.960668-08:00