Dutch consortium led by Guardian Dynamics officially launched WARDEN to produce short- and medium-range surface-to-air missiles, with Ukrainian companies handling component production and testing in a distributed manufacturing model.
Israel's Rafael introduced the Super Ice, a fifth-generation cruise missile with a 1,000-pound warhead compatible with air, land, and sea launch platforms including F-15 and F-16 aircraft.
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division commissioned a new 300-gallon mixer at China Lake to expand Tomahawk warhead production capacity, supporting the Navy's $22.9 billion August 2026 contract to accelerate Raytheon's Tomahawk deliveries.
The Air Force officially established FAMM (Family of Affordable Mass Missiles) as a program of record, committing $12.6 billion over five years to procure 28,000 palletized cruise missiles for airdrop from cargo aircraft at roughly $450,000 per unit.
The U.S. Army is sending record demand signals for munitions production, but delivery depends on suppliers several tiers below prime contractors that have largely disappeared over two decades.
The State Department cleared a potential sale of 500 Patriot air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine as Russian strikes using North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses.
China has incorporated its DF-61 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile into routine PLA Rocket Force training exercises, confirming operational deployment of a weapon system with an estimated 18,000 kilometer range.
RTX secured a $22.9 billion multiyear framework agreement to expand Tomahawk cruise missile production to over 1,000 annually, replenishing U.S. stocks and opening the door to German purchases of up to 400 missiles.
France's DGA finalized a contract with Naval Group and MBDA to double air defense capacity on the French Navy's FDI frigates from 16 to 32 Aster missile cells, with retrofits for the first three vessels and new-build configuration for the final two.
The Army named 11 companies to a $4.17 billion multiple-award contract to design, build and commission modernization projects at government-owned ammunition plants through 2031, supporting accelerated 155mm production.
U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a second-phase contract to integrate PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors with Aegis and Mk 41 VLS for naval deployment by 2029, following a prior $93 million program-of-record award.
The Air Force issued a request for information for over 1,000 Extended Range Attack Munitions with deliveries within 15 months of contract award, requiring production rates above 80 missiles per month, nearly double the current baseline.
MBDA is awaiting a development contract from France's DGA for Stratus RS, a supersonic strike missile with range far exceeding the 200-kilometer Exocet. Flight testing is expected before 2030, with service entry in the early 2030s.
The Pentagon is ramping production at aging Army ammunition plants including Radford to replenish Patriot and THAAD inventories that have fallen 65 percent and 50 percent respectively since the Iran War began.
Lockheed Martin is investing $420 million to expand missile production capacity at its Camden, Arkansas facility for PAC-3, THAAD, and Precision Strike Missile programs, creating 650 new jobs.
Raytheon delivered the 1,000th Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Block 2 to the NATO consortium in October, doubling output in 16 months. The Navy awarded an $833 million contract modification in April for additional Block 2 missiles and launch canisters due by September 2030.
Raytheon won approximately $70 billion in combined multiyear contracts for Tomahawk, AMRAAM, SM-6 and SM-3 IB missiles. The company has already achieved 90% output growth in 2026 and plans capacity increases of 2-4x by 2030.
MBDA is expanding its Schrobenhausen facility in Bavaria to approximately 100 hectares to serve as Germany's missile hub for air defense and deep strike weapons. The company plans €2.4 billion in European investments through 2029 to increase output.
The U.S. State Department cleared a $2.1 billion sale of 500 PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missiles to Ukraine, funded by Canada, Germany, Norway and European loans rather than U.S. appropriations.
Kongsberg's third-quarter orders more than doubled to NOK 23.3 billion, driven by NASAMS air defence and missile programmes from NATO allies. The company's backlog hit a record NOK 174.2 billion with a book-to-bill ratio of 2.06.
L3Harris Technologies recorded a $53.2 billion backlog after $19.3 billion in third-quarter orders, including $6.3 billion for THAAD propulsion and $4.7 billion for PAC-3 contracts. The company opened a solid rocket motor plant in Camden, Arkansas, as one of 60 new facilities.
Solugen and Kraken Kinetics launched a joint venture to produce HMX and RDX explosives, addressing a critical shortage for the Pentagon's 60,000-drone attack program. Modular factories aim to supply the military starting next year.
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army successfully retargeted a GMLRS guided missile in flight using the Strigo data link and RIG-360 system to strike a moving target for the first time at White Sands Missile Range.
Switzerland narrowed its second long-range air defense selection to Israel's Barak MX or the Franco-Italian SAMP/T NG, allocating 6 billion francs from a 24 billion franc defense budget increase.
Dutch startup Destinus has scaled Ruta cruise missile production to nearly 300 units monthly, exceeding Europe's entire pre-invasion annual output and now supplying turbojet engines to other manufacturers.
Australia's Department of Defence requested pricing for the U.S. Marine Corps' Medium Range Intercept Capability, an Iron Dome variant, for Project LAND 6504, a potential A$10 billion acquisition to defend against cruise missiles and drones.
The Defense Department reported $47.1B in cumulative Iran war costs as of mid-October 2026, with $29B needed to replenish expended munitions. DoD is requesting $67B in supplemental congressional funding.
Firehawk Defense closed a $150 million Series D led by Advent International and Rochefort Asset Management to expand Hydra-70 rocket motor production in Oklahoma and build a missile integration facility in Mississippi.
The Pentagon awarded $21 million to biotech startup Biosphere to build a 20,000-liter bio-manufacturing facility producing critical chemicals including polymer-bonded explosives, addressing domestic supply chain vulnerabilities.
Raytheon completed a Navy-backed 90-day manufacturing sprint for SM-6 missiles that exceeded production targets, validating capacity to sustain hundreds of units annually through 2030.
Defense Secretary Hegseth and Japan's Defense Minister Koizumi agreed Oct. 28 to build a final assembly facility for Raytheon AMRAAM missiles in Japan and to share technical data expanding SM-3 Block IIA interceptor production.
Finland announced a €84.5 million procurement of Dynamite Nobel Defence's RGW 110 shoulder-fired anti-armor weapons to replace aging APILAS systems, with deliveries starting in 2027.
BAE Systems successfully tested the Adaptable Deck Launcher, a modular deck-mounted missile system designed to expand air defense across Navy carriers, amphibious ships, and surface combatants while enabling at-sea reloading.
The UK and Poland signed a defence agreement to jointly develop air defence missiles, expand large-calibre ammunition production, and advance drone technologies to strengthen NATO deterrence on Europe's eastern flank.
Lockheed Martin will build a dedicated PAC-3 missile maintenance facility in Poland to service NATO European air defense forces, with Germany, Netherlands and Sweden playing key supply-chain roles.
Northrop Grumman received a $43.9 million firm-fixed-price contract to design new rocket motor production facilities at a Naval ordnance plant in Utah supporting Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile production through August 2028.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace successfully tested a containerized launcher that packages up to four Naval Strike Missiles in a standard 20-foot shipping container, validating deployment flexibility across land, vehicles, and ships.
Ukraine received 24 PAC-2 Patriot air defense missiles from the USA over 90 days, while U.S. officials delay approval of European-funded additional deliveries, creating gaps in air defense capacity.
Denmark signed contracts for Covenant Industries' ground-launched Anthem cruise missiles, to be produced at a new 10,000-square-meter Leipzig facility starting 2027. The low-cost system will produce 1,000 units in year one and 5,000 in 2028.
Denmark's Export and Investment Fund backed a 750-million-kroner loan to Ukrainian defense manufacturer Fire Point to establish European production capacity for missile defense systems and long-range missile fuel outside Ukraine.