America needs next-gen solutions to counter modern air and missile threats
Defending a country the size of the US from threats requires advanced sensing, communications and interception capabilities.
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Air Force seeks industry feedback to ‘benchmark’ progress of Northrop missile
The Air Force told Breaking Defense the service may consider producing another missile similar to Northrop Grumman’s Stand-in Attack Weapon “if industry has solid options for delivering munitions faster and cheaper.”
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Voyager is fortifying the U.S. Defense supply chain
Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.
Defense companies to quadruple production of ‘exquisite’ weapons: Trump
It's unclear whether President Donald Trump's meeting with defense executives at the White House pushes munitions production beyond previously-announced agreements.
Air Force seeks additional vendors for radar-killing missile
Northrop Grumman was previously selected to build a new anti-radiation Stand in Attack Weapon, but a market survey released by the Air Force March 4 is probing for other vendors that could supply an “equivalent missile system.”
L3Harris appoints new CFO as firm prepares to spin off missile business
Former Peraton CFO Kenneth Sharp will become the L3Harris's top finance executive later this month.
Northrop not seeking direct DoD investment for solid rocket motors, but suppliers might: CEO
“There's just a lot of strategic synergy in those parts of our portfolio that we want to maintain ownership structure of,” said Northrop CEO Kathy Warden.
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Winning the cognitive domain — A methodology built for democratic constraints
The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability — it is a structural one.
As defense primes try to mollify Trump, dividends seem likely to continue
Companies vowed to increase capital expenditures in 2026, with some also signaling plans to stop stock buybacks this year.
How defense contractors invest their money, in 4 charts
In the wake of Trump's executive order limiting Pentagon contractors' spending, take a look at eight companies' dividends, stock buybacks and more.
Qatari 747 to fly as Trump’s Air Force One this summer
The controversial aircraft donated by the Qatari government is set to transport the Commander-in-Chief after less than a year of modification work, according to the Air Force.
Pentagon to invest $1B in L3Harris solid rocket motor spin-off
L3Harris announced plans to conduct an initial public offering of its Missile Solutions business in the second half of 2026.
With the boom for solid rocket motors for missiles, a perilous crunch in the supply chain
To increase munitions stockpiles, the US military needs more solid rocket motors. Deep into the supply chain, there are still problems, executives told Breaking Defense.
L3Harris hones DoD focus with sale of civil space propulsion unit
AE Industrial will take a 60 percent stake in the new business focused on civil and commercial space; L3Harris will maintain about a 40 percent share.
SDA awards four contracts worth $3.5B for next-gen missile tracking satellites
Lockheed Martin, Rocket Lab USA, Northrop Grumman, and L3Harris Technologies each won awards to "deliver and operate 18 space vehicles" for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 3 Tracking Layer.
L3Harris F-16 EW system cleared for low-rate production, company says
The defense contractor is also making a play to dislodge Northrop Grumman as the supplier for US Air Force F-16 EW kits.