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Ukraine asks EU to fund first Patriot missiles buy

KYIV, Ukraine — The European Union is reviewing Kyiv’s request to spend billions of euros on PAC-3 interceptor missiles for…

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Croatia buys South Korean rocket artillery after HIMARS purchase from the US

WARSAW, Poland — The Croatian government has approved the acquisition of 18 K239 Chunmoo multiple-rocket launchers from South Korea’s Hanwha…

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American Rheinmetall delivers its first prototype to replace Bradley Fighting Vehicle

American Rheinmetall delivered the first Lynx XM30 prototype to the Army this week, the company said in a Tuesday statement,…

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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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