Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
Today In Defense
Last Updated: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, 8:43 AM PDT
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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.
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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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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Air Data News
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.
