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Avio USA begins construction of Virginia solid rocket motor plant. The 900,000 square foot facility is intended to add thousands of motors annually for US missile programmes from 2029.
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L3Harris will expand THAAD propulsion production under seven-year contract framework. New manufacturing capacity will cover solid boost motors and liquid divert and attitude control propulsion for the missile defence interceptor.
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Raytheon will accelerate AMRAAM output under a $20.7bn production agreement. The multiyear framework supports at least 1,900 missiles annually as US and international demand drives capacity expansion.
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US Army awards broaden counter-drone procurement across ten technology suppliers. The IDIQ structure covers sensors, effectors and command systems as federal counter UAS demand expands.
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Thales has flown VORTEX tactical intelligence aboard a naval drone. REPMUS26 testing examined how cellular signal detection can move closer to inaccessible maritime operating areas.
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Kongsberg will equip Dutch JLTVs with mobile counter UAS systems. The contract combines a proven remote weapon architecture with vehicle mounted sensing and engagement functions for the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces.
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Belgium has signed a NOK10bn NASAMS air defence contract package. The acquisition converts an earlier procurement plan into a major networked ground based air defence programme.
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Royal Navy crews have fired operational NSM and Sea Venom. The Atlantic Thunder activity moves both weapons beyond earlier integration work into representative maritime strike employment.
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Australia will homeport Arafura class patrol vessels at HMAS Cairns. The decision links future naval operations with expanded sustainment infrastructure and North Queensland’s established maritime maintenance base.
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Taiwan says its F-16V programme has now reached delivery readiness. The 66-aircraft acquisition remains behind its original timetable as Lockheed Martin works through production and supply constraints.