Raytheon nets potential $20.7 billion AMRAAM deal
Separately, L3Harris announced it won a $6 billion contract from Lockheed Martin for THAAD interceptor propulsion systems.
Nammo CEO warns European rupture with US risks 10-year capability gap
"This industrial base among our allies is already very interconnected, so we cannot break it up," said Morten Brandtzæg.
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Time to decide: A critical moment in Japan-US missile defense cooperation
In the face of growing air and missile threats in the Pacific, robust radar coverage and command networks will be critical to US and Japanese defense objectives, Tom Karako writes.
In first, Air Force fires live shot off CCA wingman drone
“It wasn’t just an AMRAAM that came off,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach told Breaking Defense. “It was tracking the target.”
RTX to ramp up production of five weapons in new deal with Pentagon
Under the terms of the agreements, Raytheon will increase annual production of the Tomahawk cruise missile, AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, Standard Missile-6, Standard Missile-3 IIA and Standard Missile-3 IB.
State clears Germany for $1.2 billion worth of AMRAAMs
The sale would cover up to 400 copies of the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile produced by defense giant RTX, which the Defense Security Cooperation Agency says will “provid[e] increased air-to-air capability for the German F-35 program” and other NATO requirements.
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Support for Patriot air-and-missile defense is a case study for the industrial base
Manufacturing scale, global sustainment, and next-gen tech are becoming inseparable.
Air Force surges munitions buys with $4.3B for JASSM and LRASM, $3.5B for AMRAAM
The awards follow a desire by officials to boost the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile.
Air Force, Space Force seek $16B extra for FY26 ‘unfunded priorities’
The services’ unfunded requests, obtained by Breaking Defense, reflect sharp increases compared to last year.
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State approves $3.64B sale to Japan of air-to-air missiles
The possible sale of the RTX-made AMRAAMs includes up to 1,200 missiles.
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State clears potential $20B in weapon sales to Israel, including new F-15s
The sale was approved by the Biden administration against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, and moved only after two key Democrats removed objections.
The ‘Bill Belichick’ of Pentagon contracts is negotiating a deal on AMRAAM missiles
Shay Assad, a former Pentagon director of defense pricing, is back assisting the Air Force on three programs - and could be tagged for more in the future.
RTX ramps up missile, c-UAS production as global weapon demand soars
“We have never seen more demand for these weapons as we have in the last year-plus,” said Paul Ferraro, Raytheon president of Air & Space Defense Systems.