L3Harris secured a three-year, $60 million Army contract to develop an extended-range counter-UAS interceptor missile under the XRC program, moving into Phase 2 development with flight performance testing.
The Missile Defense Agency awarded California startup Long Wall $75 million to complete testing of its Cyclops exo-atmospheric interceptor, with the company matching the award dollar-for-dollar in private investment.
The Telford facility will make 120mm and 155mm barrels and breeches, with capacity for up to 245 barrels a year at peak. Rheinmetall says the Gun Hall is part of more than £200 million it has invested across its UK operations over the past five years.
The Army issued a Sources Sought notice for contractors to produce up to 10 howitzer barrels per month within three years, addressing capacity constraints at its only current government producer amid Ukraine demand.
L3Harris opened a 60,000-sq-ft solid rocket motor facility in Camden, Arkansas, designed to double production capacity for GMLRS and other tactical missiles, backed by a $216M Defense Production Act Title III agreement signed in 2023.
General Dynamics Mission Systems received a $194 million contract modification to develop fire control systems for the Navy's SLCM-N nuclear cruise missile integration with Virginia-class submarines through September 2028.
Raytheon Technologies lifted full-year guidance after third-quarter sales grew 14% on higher volumes of Patriot, Standard Missile, AMRAAM and Tomahawk, while total backlog reached a record $340 billion.
U.S. Army soldiers successfully fired 17 Spike NLOS missiles from Infantry Squad Vehicle-Utility platforms at Dugway Proving Ground, validating the integration for Mobile-Long Range Precision Strike Missile requirement.
Elbit Systems secured a $235 million contract to supply PULS rocket artillery launchers and EXTRA-MR precision-guided rockets to an undisclosed European NATO customer, expanding the system's footprint as a HIMARS competitor.
BAE Systems committed to increase Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System production to 25,000 units per year under a 7-year Defense Department framework agreement, with a pathway to 35,000 units annually for international customers.
US Army Pacific is deploying mobile missile launchers, radar, and air defenses across Indo-Pacific island chains and allied territories to counter Chinese geographical advantage and support logistics operations thousands of miles from home bases.
NIOA and MBDA signed a memorandum to assess Australian manufacture of Deluge, a ground-launched jet-powered munition with 500 kilometre range designed for cost-effective saturation attacks.
Year-old missile startup Furientis raised $25 million in seed funding and secured selection as one of four vendors for the U.S. Army's IFPC Inc 2 interceptor fly-off scheduled for end of fiscal 2027.
L3Harris and U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command completed the first flight demonstration of Red Wolf air-launched effect from an MH-60 helicopter, bringing the Wolf Pack portfolio to 60 total demonstrations.
Lockheed Martin is investing $300 million to expand its Grand Prairie, Texas facility supporting PAC-3 MSE, THAAD, Precision Strike Missile and AIM-260 production, adding 100,000 square feet of manufacturing space and nearly 100 high-precision machines.
The Department of Energy approved Critical Decision 2/3 for the Main Processing Building at Savannah River, establishing scope, cost and schedule baselines and authorizing full construction to proceed.
The U.S. Army is operationalizing Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System drones as a core element of multi-domain strategy, training forces at Joint Base Lewis-McChord to employ one-way attack munitions against peer adversaries including China.
Rheinmetall is investing approximately €20 million to expand its Albacete plant in Spain, adding capacity for 3 million medium-calibre ammunition components per year and growing the mortar production workforce from 210 to 300 employees.
Hadrian will operate an automated factory within Lockheed Martin's Grand Prairie facility to manufacture components for PAC-3 MSE, THAAD, PrSM, and GMLRS missiles, supporting Lockheed's Pentagon contracts to triple PAC-3 and quadruple PrSM production.
Georgia Tech Research Institute will serve as weapons systems integrator for the medium variant of the Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher, the Army's replacement for the Typhon mid-range launcher.
The Army posted an industry notice October 14 seeking manufacturing capacity feedback for Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 production, signaling a shift toward competitive multi-supplier contracting away from sole-source awards.
The U.S. Army is reshaping air defense procurement to field multiple interceptor types across five programs, targeting 4,000 to 8,000+ annual missile production to diversify suppliers and hedge against single-source risk.
Lockheed Martin and Avio reached a cooperation agreement to expand U.S. solid rocket motor production capacity at a new Virginia facility, with Avio investing over $500 million to supply motors for ER GMLRS and Precision Strike Missile programs.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a major expansion of one-way attack systems, with hundreds of thousands fielded in 2026 and millions planned for coming years as part of autonomous warfare acceleration.
The Army issued a 46-page operational doctrine shifting from counterinsurgency to big-unit maneuver warfare, with major implications for munitions deployment, organic industrial base expansion across 23 government depots and arsenals, and contractor surge production.
The Army has obligated nearly all FY-26 munitions funding and requested special continuing resolution authority to protect Lockheed Martin missile production, including a seven-year PAC-3 MSE contract worth up to $58.6 billion, while the FY-27 request seeks $10.5 billion in mandatory funding for 830 THAAD interceptors.
The U.S. Army awarded Hanwha Defense USA a contract for 9 prototypes of the XM1776 Mobile Tactical Cannon, an American variant of the K9 howitzer, with 9 additional options for a potential total of 18 systems.
L3Harris secured a $250 million follow-on contract from Lockheed Martin to produce solid rocket motors for standard-range GMLRS rockets in record quantities at a new Camden, Arkansas facility.
Germany, UK, France, Italy and the U.S. are transferring stockpiled Patriot interceptors to Ukraine, and Ukraine is seeking licensed production of Patriot and Aster 30 missiles as Russia intensifies ballistic missile attacks.
Anduril unveiled Steelfin, a family of surface-to-air interceptor missiles built on common architecture to enable high-volume production at lower cost than existing air defense weapons.
California-based Heaviside unveiled TYR, a 5-pound man-portable loitering munition with 25+ mile range and jamming-resistant comms, following a $60M Series B raise in August to expand production capacity.
Anduril unveiled Steelfin, a modular interceptor designed to cost one-third of PAC-3 MSE missiles. The company plans full-rate production by end-2028 or early-2029 at its Arsenal-1 facility in Ohio, targeting thousands to hundreds of thousands annually.
Ukraine signed a memorandum of understanding with German defense company Diehl Defence to procure 155mm Vulcano guided artillery shells. An initial batch of several hundred shells could deliver by end-2026 pending contract finalization.
Azerbaijan inaugurated a manufacturing facility producing Ari Arms OR-4 rifles in partnership with Israeli defense company Ari Arms, marking the first Western-designed rifle production in the country.
British startup Cody Aerospace unveiled the Badger Mk1 ground-launched strike missile with a 70-100 mile range and announced plans for the Ordnance One production facility to address NATO stockpile replenishment gaps.
French defense contractor Thales will establish Japan's first foreign-operated military equipment maintenance facility to support Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force equipment, expanding later to ground and air defense units.
Saab's new Grayling, Michigan facility targets fourth quarter 2026 opening to produce close combat and precision fire weapons systems, marking the company's eleventh U.S. location.
The U.S. Air Force conducted an in-flight test of the unarmed Mk21A reentry vehicle at Vandenberg Space Force Base, advancing Lockheed Martin's development of the warhead delivery system for the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM program.
The U.S. Navy awarded a sole-source contract to Lockheed Martin for integrating the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile onto B-52 Stratofortress bombers, adding maritime strike capability to counter adversary naval forces in the Indo-Pacific.
Hanwha Defense USA secured a $233 million Army contract for six wheeled self-propelled howitzer prototypes with options for 12 more, and now plans to bid its K9A1 or K9A2 tracked variants in a separate Army competition.