Payload
• Douglas Gorman
The U.S. Army has asked for a new type of 'space soldier'—personnel dedicated to space‑domain surveillance and operations—to bolster its contribution to joint space missions. The move signals an effort to field organic space operators to provide persistent warning and tighter integration with ground and joint formations.
Reuters
• Aishwarya Jain, Mike Stone
By Reuters: Lockheed Martin on Thursday forecast 2026 profit and revenue above Wall Street expectations, citing continued demand for its fighter jets and weapons systems.
defence-industry.eu
Wall Street Journal
• Connor Hart
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.
Reuters
By Reuters: Defense contractor L3Harris Technologies missed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue on Thursday, as a prolonged U.S. government shutdown delayed contract awards.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
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.
Reuters
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.
defence-industry.eu
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.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
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.
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
Aviation Week
• Robert Wall
