Today In Defense
Last Updated: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, 6:01 PM PDT
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SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch 21 more satellites for Space Development Agency’s LEO defense constellation
By Spaceflight Now:  Update Oct. 14, 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 UTC): SpaceX scrubbed Tuesday’s launch attempt.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
UK Weighs Starlink vs Sovereign Military Satcom: Risks, Rewards and Industrial Implications
By Via Satellite: Military satcom leaders in the United Kingdom and industry partners are working through the risk and reward of using commercial solutions, along with issues of maintaining sovereign communications.
Associated Press
• Lorne Cook
NATO defense ministers seek urgent weapons and ammo for Ukraine as deliveries fall and allied airspace concerns rise
By Associated Press: NATO defense ministers will gather to try and drum up military support for Ukraine. Deliveries of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine have sharply dropped in recent months.
Breaking Defense
• Tim Martin
Lockheed, Germany’s Diehl sign PAC-3 MSE pact to boost supply chain resilience
By Breaking Defense: The Memorandum of Understanding, inked here on the floor of the annual AUSA exposition, puts in motion a push to build out greater supply chain resilience for the in demand weapon system.
Boeing
• News Release
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.
Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
General Atomics and Hanwha to produce Gray Eagle UAV in South Korea; first flight targeted for 2027
By Breaking Defense: The companies intend for their jointly developed and produced version of the Gray Eagle to first fly in 2027.
Air Data News
• JCC; ADN
Pilatus Delivers PC-12 to German Armed Forces Technical Center
By Air Data News: Pilatus has delivered a PC-12 turboprop aircraft to the Bundeswehr Technical and Airworthiness Center for Aircraft (WTD 61) in Germany. The aircraft will be.
