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Oct- 2023 -

31 October

Lockheed to Produce US Air Force Sentinel ICBM Reentry Vehicle for $1B

Lockheed Martin has received a $1-billion contract to produce the MK21A Reentry Vehicle for the US Air Force’s Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.

27 October

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

Raytheon, Rafael to Construct Tamir Missile Factory in US

Raytheon and Israeli defense company Rafael have signed an agreement to establish a Tamir missile manufacturing facility in the US.

27 October

Arms

A Standard Missile-2 Block IIIA (SM-2 Blk IIIA) interceptor is launched from the USS CARL M. LEVIN (DDG 120) off the coast of Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, as part of Vigilant Wyvern/Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-48, a joint test of the U.S. Navy Program Executive Officer Integrated Warfare Systems and the Missile Defense Agency conducted October 25, 2023.

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Tests Simultaneous Aegis Defense Against Missiles, Drones

The US Navy and the Missile Defense Agency have conducted an Aegis combat system test against multiple targets in Hawaii.

24 October

Americas

Joe Saballa

US OKs $1.6B Tri-Nation Missile Sales to UK, Finland, Lithuania

The US government has approved a potential $1.6 billion foreign military sale of missile systems to the UK, Finland, and Lithuania.

24 October

Asia Pacific

AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile

Joe Saballa

Taiwan Eyeing US-Made Long-Range Precision Strike Missiles for F-16s

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has signified its intent to procure more long-range precision strike missiles from the US to bolster its invasion deterrence.

18 October

Arms