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July 19, 2025
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U.S. autonomous air vehicle achieves high-speed test success with 10x the range of Hellfire under the Army’s HSMM program.

Anduril Industries has successfully completed high-speed flight tests for its Barracuda-100M Autonomous Air Vehicle (AAV), part of the US Army’s High-Speed Maneuverable Missile (HSMM) program. Conducted in May 2025,...

July 17, 2025
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The Pentagon hires a contractor to construct the command center for the Guam defense system.

The US Department of Defense awarded Core Tech-HDCC-Kajima LLC a $295 million contract to build a missile defense command center in Guam, including fuel and power facilities. The center...

July 17, 2025
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LIG Nex1 of South Korea Introduces Modular Missiles for More Intelligent, Swarm-Ready Attacks

South Korea’s LIG Nex1 introduced modular missiles: a 250-lb multi-role missile for EW, strike, and ISR; and a 1,000-lb AI-guided missile for low-altitude, long-range land and sea attacks. These...

July 15, 2025
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The US Navy orders the biggest RAM launch system from Raytheon.

RTX’s Raytheon has secured a $74 million contract to supply RAM Guided Missile Launching Systems to the U.S. Navy, representing the largest procurement of its kind in more than...

July 4, 2025
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Poland’s GROM portable missiles were chosen by the Lithuanian Army to enhance its multilayered air defense system.

A Lithuanian contract for GROM MANPADS, which strengthens the idea of regional air defense, was won by the Polish firm MESKO S.A. Lithuania has increased its military modernization push...

July 3, 2025
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To increase the range of its submarine attacks, India finishes developing the K-5 nuclear ballistic missile.

The K-5 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), a nuclear-capable system with an operational range of 5,000 to 6,000 kilometers, has been developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)....

July 1, 2025
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A $2.23 billion agreement for Romanian V/SHORAD defense is secured by Rafael.

Romania’s Very Short and Short Range Air Defense (V/SHORAD) acquisition program has been awarded to Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The Romanian Ministry of National Defense chose the 1.9...

June 26, 2025
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Raytheon’s Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Block 2 will be manufactured by MELCO in Japan.

Raytheon has secured a $250 million agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) for the licensed manufacturing of the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 in Japan. The agreement falls...

June 25, 2025
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S. Korea’s Ballistic Missile Threat Simulation to be Created by LIG Nex1

South Korea has awarded a contract worth 3.4 billion won (approximately $24 million) to defense firm LIG Nex1 for the development of a counter-ballistic missile simulation system, aiming to...

June 24, 2025
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MELCO Awards Raytheon $250M Contract for ESSM Block 2 Licensed Manufacturing.

Raytheon, a division of RTX, has secured a $250 million contract with Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) for the licensed production of the ESSM Block 2 missile. This Direct...