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17 August

A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA is launched from the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) during a flight test off Hawaii in 2017

US Moves to Ramp Up SM-3 Interceptor Production With Boeing, RTX Deals

The Pentagon has signed agreements with Boeing and RTX to expand production of critical components for the Standard Missile-3 interceptors.

17 August

Russia pounds Kyiv with a massive missile and drone attack that kills four people, authorities say, after President Vladimir Putin threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.

Viktoriia Vyshnivska

What Is Really Inside Russia’s Oreshnik Missile?

New evidence from Oreshnik debris suggests Russia has restarted domestic production of missile components, complicating assumptions behind current sanctions.

14 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Lockheed Invests in Common Airframe for Hypersonic Weapons

Lockheed Martin has announced a multimillion-dollar investment to develop a Modular Payload Delivery System.

13 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Lockheed Live-Fires Kodiak Containerized GMLRS Launcher

Lockheed Martin has completed the first test of a containerized launcher designed to fire Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System munitions.

13 August

US President Donald Trump presenting the government's 'Golden Dome' missile defense plan at the Oval Office. Photo: The White House

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Launches Digital Portal to Speed Golden Dome Contracting

The US Department of Defense has established a new online platform to streamline collaboration with industry partners in support of Washington’s $185 billion Golden Dome layered air and missile defense program.

12 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Denmark Orders Rheinmetall MASS Countermeasure Systems for Five Frigates

Denmark has awarded Rheinmetall a $116-million contract to supply its MASS self-protection systems for its frigates.

12 August

Inder Singh Bisht

South Korea Plans $2.43B K2 Tank Upgrade to Counter Drone Threat

South Korea plans a $2.43-billion upgrade of its K2 tanks to enhance their protection against emerging battlefield threats, including drones.

12 August

Rojoef Manuel

KBR to Support US Army’s Precision Strike Weapons Portfolio

KBR has secured a task order worth up to $208 million to assist operations of the US Army’s Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions Project Office.

12 August

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed, Albany Form Alliance for High-Rate Hypersonic Manufacturing

Lockheed Martin and New Hampshire-based Albany Engineered Composites have collaborated to fast-track mass production of hypersonic weapons for the US Department of Defense.

11 August