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Air Force awards Boeing $131 billion ceiling contract for F-15 production, modernization

The Air Force has awarded Boeing a sole-source contract with a $131.23 billion ceiling to produce, modernize and sustain F-15 fighters for…

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Patriot makers hedge on Ukraine production deal as officials question cause of hold-up

KYIV, Ukraine — Though U.S. President Donald Trump promised Kyiv a license to build Patriot missile interceptors last month, Lockheed Martin and…

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Australia to buy sophisticated US air-to-air missiles

Australia will become the first export customer for the AIM-260A Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), an air-to-air missile that will…

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Rheinmetall says ramping up ATACMS output will take time as US rebuilds stocks

Rheinmetall said on Friday it would take time to ramp up planned ATACMS missile production with Lockheed Martin, underscoring the…

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Ukraine’s Fire Point starts to integrate European tech into missile defense system

Ukrainian drone and missile maker Fire Point has secured agreements from over a dozen European defense companies to provide radar,…

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First Anduril YFQ-44A rolls off production line for US CCA program

Anduril’s first Ohio-made unmanned, semi-autonomous aircraft rolled off the production line Monday, just four months after its beginning. The defense company’s first…

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Space Force Wants Commercial Bandwidth for SATCOM Experiments

The Space Force is moving forward with a series of experiments to test ideas for broadening its narrowband satellite communication…

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Indonesia orders Leonardo light fighters, eyes naval helicopters

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Indonesian Air Force will soon add yet another aircraft type to its eclectic fleet, after…

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GAO: Lockheed Martin struggling to build Navy hypersonic missile at scale

The watchdog found Lockheed Martin’s production line is building roughly half the hypersonic missiles the Pentagon needs as manufacturing and…

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How startups are reshaping the Pentagon’s drone industry

Last month, the Defense Department wrapped up another round of the Drone Dominance competition, a $1.1 billion program aimed at strengthening the…

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