Germany, Israel’s No. 2 arms dealer, halts exports over Gaza concerns
Germany accounted for around 30% of Israel’s arms imports between 2019 and 2023, second only to the United States.
Unmanned
Cummings fine-tunes Hellhound drone for Golden Dome mission
Cummings Aerospace has designed a larger version of its Hellhound to meet Golden Dome homeland missile defense needs.
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.
Opinion
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.
Marines pick three companies for loitering munitions program
The weapon would give squads and platoons air firepower at their fingertips.
Brazilian Air Force, Embraer launch study for surveillance fleet
A military source tells Defense News that Brazil has started looking for options to replace its P-3AM Orion maritime patrol aircraft starting in 2031.
SPY-7 radar tracks live space objects ahead of delivery to Japan
The ongoing round of live testing is meant to ensure the current iteration of hardware and software are fully integrated with the Aegis combat system.
MDA awards Lockheed $4.1B contract to upgrade battle command system
The new upgrades to the C2BMC system include enabling it to safely pass data between allies and partners globally and connect to space sensors.
Opinion
Without change, US Navy’s future fleet looks too ambitious for industry
For industry to execute the plans in the Future Years Defense Program, major improvements will have to take place.
France to spend $540 million on artillery propellant production
The target is for the Bergerac site to produce 1,200 metric tons of explosive power a year, equivalent to 500,000 modular propellant charges.
China sanctions two US firms, points to arms trade with Taiwan
China has announced rare sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it calls their support for arms sales to Taiwan.
