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InternationalEuropean Companies To Jointly Develop New Missile Defense Interceptor
Airbus Defense and Space, the Netherlands’ Destinus, MBDA Deutschland, France’s Safran Electronics & Defense, and Thales on July 14 signed a letter of Intent (LOI) to establish a new consortium […]
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InternationalUK Replaces Plans For Future Destroyer With Drone Controller Ships
The United Kingdom on Monday announced plans to replace a planned destroyer with a new drone controller ship instead, the Common Combat Vessels (CCV). The U.K. Ministry of Defence previously […]
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WeaponsRTX Nabs $1.1 Billion Mod For Nearly 2,000 Sidewinder Missiles
Naval Air Systems Command on June 26 awarded RTX [RTX] a contract modification worth over $1.1 billion for production and delivery of nearly 2,000 IM-9X Sidewinder missiles for the U.S. […]
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Business/FinancialMDA Space to Acquire Blue Canyon from Raytheon to Reach US Defense Market
MDA Space is acquiring spacecraft manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies from Raytheon [RTX] to give the company a direct position in the U.S. defense market. The acquisition will give the Canadian space company a “strategic […]
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Navy/USMCSenate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]
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InternationalState Department Approves Sale Of AMRAAMs To South Korea
The State Department on Wednesday approved a potential $292 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 70 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to South Korea. Beyond the missiles, the […]
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BudgetDefense Bill Tries To Block Foreign Shipbuilding, Adds $1 Billion For Second DDG
The final version of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense authorization bill included two amendments pushed by Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) that restrict procuring Navy warships […]
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Navy/USMCAustralia Will Only Buy Used Virginia SSNs For AUKUS; UUV Tech To Be Pillar II Signature Project
The defense ministers of the three AUKUS partners last Saturday announced Australia will now exclusively buy used American Virginia-class attack submarines (SSNs) and that the first “signature project” of Pillar […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Finalizes $3.5 Billion Contract With Davie For Five Icebreakers
The Coast Guard on Wednesday said it has finalized a $3.5 billion contract it awarded Davie Defense in February for five Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs), the first of which will […]
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Navy/USMCRTX Wins SeaRAM Ship Self-Defense Contract For Australian Frigates
RTX [RTX] on Monday announced its Raytheon SeaRAM ship self-defense system was picked by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to be used on Australia’s 11 upcoming Sea3000 Mogami-class General Purpose Frigates. […]
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