Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
DefenseNews.com • Cristina Stassis

DoD selects five companies to field low-cost containerized cruise missiles and Blackbeard hypersonics—thousands planned 2027–202

The U.S. Department of Defense has selected five companies to participate in a Low-Cost Containerized Missiles program targeting deployment of more than 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles over three years. The effort also includes thousands of Blackbeard hypersonic missiles, with fielding slated between 2027 and 2029.

Also: Army Times, Military Times and defensemirror.com
2026-05-15T12:38:49.643415-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
The War Zone • Joseph Trevithick

Secretive AIM-260 Air-To-Air Missile Finally Breaks Cover

By The War Zone: The AIM-260 has been in development for years as a much-needed longer-range successor to the venerable AIM-120 AMRAAM. Add TWZ (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.

Also: The Aviationist and Aviation Week
2026-05-15T11:01:11.571863-07:00
Supply Chain   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Policy & Regulation   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Defense Deals   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

UK F-35s to gain SDB-II weapons, as MoD details corrosion challenge after maritime deployment

By FlightGlobal: Precision-guided bomb order remains subject to final approval. The UK’s Lockheed Martin F-35B combat aircraft will be equipped with Boeing Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB-II) weapons as an interim step, due to ongoing delays with integrating a European-produced alternative.

Also: Aviation Week, UK Defence Journal and 3 more
2026-05-15T04:12:16.071143-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Helicopter   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Nyx picks: UK MoD selects four contenders for Apache ‘loyal wingman’ project

By FlightGlobal: Anduril, BAE Systems, Tekever and Thales will share £10 million for work on autonomous aircraft platforms.

Also: Aviation Week, Urban Air Mobility News, UK Defence Journal and defence-blog.com
2026-05-15T04:38:12.321145-07:00
Satellite   AI   Europe   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

SynMax Bets on Agentic AI to Move from Data Vendor to Intelligence Company

By SpaceWatch Global: SynMax founder Eric Anderson on the startup's shift from data vendor to intelligence company, its Thea maritime platform, growing European defence contracts, and why agentic AI is the next disruption in geospatial intelligence.

2026-05-15T01:23:41.808804-07:00