Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
Reuters • Aishwarya Jain, Mike Stone

Lockheed Martin closes FY2025 with $75.0B sales, $5.0B profit and a record $194B backlog; raises 2026 outlook

Lockheed Martin closed FY2025 with $75.0 billion in sales and $5.0 billion net income, generated $8.6 billion in operating cash and $6.9 billion free cash flow, and reported a record $194 billion backlog as it raised 2026 revenue and profit guidance on stronger fighter and weapons demand.

2026-01-29T04:45:48.239539-08:00
Supply Chain   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
Wall Street Journal • Connor Hart

Lockheed to Quadruple THAAD Output to ~400 Interceptors/Year Amid Pentagon Push for Multi‑Front Readiness

By Wall Street Journal: Lockheed Martin said it will quadruple its Thaad missile-defense system output, to roughly 400 interceptors a year, in response to demand from Pentagon officials gearing up for conflicts on multiple fronts.

Also: defence-industry.eu
2026-01-29T04:46:10.727236-08:00
SAAB   North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Deals   Defense Policy  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Canada considers smaller F‑35 buy and split fleet; US warns of NORAD impacts

By AeroTime: Ottawa is weighing a smaller F-35 buy and a split fleet, as the US envoy warns NORAD will need changes if Canada pulls back from 88 jets.

Also: India Defense News, indiandefencereview.com and ottawacitizen.com
2026-01-29T03:14:29.673815-08:00
Europe   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Deals  
Reuters

Norway orders $2 billion in long-range artillery from South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace to bolster NATO deterrence

By Reuters: Norway has agreed to buy long-range artillery systems and rockets from South Korean defence group Hanwha Aerospace for $2 billion, it said on Thursday, as the NATO country seeks to boost its deterrence against Russia.

2026-01-29T02:21:17.190629-08:00
Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Deals  
defence-industry.eu

U.S. Air Force awards Raytheon $197M contract to deliver MS-110 multispectral reconnaissance system to Poland

By defence-industry.eu: Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a $197 million contract by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for the MS-110 Multispectral Reconnaissance System.

Also: defensemirror.com, marketforecast.com and 3 more
2026-01-28T07:13:30.598745-08:00
Museums   Helicopter   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

US Navy marks official retirement of TH-57 training helicopter with ‘sundown ceremony’

By FlightGlobal: US Navy officials have marked the official retirement of the Bell TH-57 Sea Ranger training helicopter following its replacement by the Leonardo TH-73A Thrasher.

Also: DVIDS / U.S. DoD and avweb.com
2026-01-29T01:51:11.831997-08:00