Lockheed chosen to build new homeland missile defense interceptor

Missile Defense Agency has chosen Lockheed Martin to build the Next-Generation Interceptor that will replace current ones in its homeland defense system.

AUKUS sub design deemed ‘mature’ as nations debate top technologies

The SSN-AUKUS submarine design the U.K. and Australia will build is "mature" and should be completed in the next year or two.

F-35s to cost $2 trillion as Pentagon plans longer use, says watchdog

The military now plans to fly the F-35 through 2088, but inflation is taking an even deeper bite on the advanced jet.

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Get the US Navy’s frigate program back on schedule

Failure to return the FFG-62 to the expected cost and schedule will further erode confidence in Navy acquisition management.

All the US assets that helped repel Iran’s attack on Israel

Multiple Navy warships, Air Force fighter jets and a missile defense battery helped take out Iran's attack on Israel.

Netherlands budgets over $4 billion military aid for Ukraine

The Dutch will also boost spending on air defense and ammunition stocks, priorities in line with observations from Russia's war against Ukraine.

Marines pick three companies for loitering munitions program

The weapon would give squads and platoons air firepower at their fingertips.

Belgium postpones Red Sea deployment after frigate mishaps

An air defense missile reportedly remained stuck in a launch tube of the Louise-Marie frigate during final system checks.

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Airbus rolls out first A400M destined for Kazakhstan

The government in Astana ordered two jets from the European aircraft maker before Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.