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May 14, 2026
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Anduril Industries and Pentagon Accelerate Barracuda-500M Missile Production

Anduril Industries has secured a framework agreement with the Pentagon to scale manufacturing of its surface-launched Barracuda-500M cruise missile system. The agreement calls for the delivery of a minimum...

US Department of Defense Plans Procurement of 3,000 Leidos Containerized Cruise Missiles

Leidos has secured an agreement with the US Department of Defense to deliver 3,000 low-cost containerized cruise missiles under a broader Pentagon initiative aimed at rapidly expanding precision-strike inventories....

Saab and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa Expand Partnership on Naval and Underwater Systems

Saab and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa have agreed to deepen collaboration across a range of naval defense technologies, including submarines, surface vessels, and advanced underwater systems. Under the agreement, the...

US Army Awards Elbit Systems $212M ENVG-B Production Contract

Elbit Systems has received a $212 million delivery order from the US Army to continue producing Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B) systems through 2028. The agreement covers sustained production...

AeroVironment Secures Deal to Upgrade SkyRange Hypersonic Test Drones With Data Receiver Systems

AeroVironment has secured a $43-million deal to provide phased array receiver technology for the US Department of Defense’s SkyRange program, a major effort focused on enhancing hypersonic missile testing...

US Navy Reveals Long-Term Maritime Modernization Strategy to Build 450-Ship Fleet

The US Navy has introduced an ambitious three-decade shipbuilding blueprint focused on expanding the fleet beyond 450 ships in the early 2030s while implementing sweeping acquisition reforms and strengthening...

May 13, 2026
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France Conducts First Tactical Missile Trial Under Domestic MLRS Replacement Program

Thales and ArianeGroup have completed the inaugural firing test of the FLP-T 150 tactical ballistic missile, a system being developed to replace France’s aging rocket artillery inventory. The missile...

May 13, 2026
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IBM and HENSOLDT Join Forces on AI-Driven Defense Software Expansion

HENSOLDT has partnered with IBM to jointly develop next-generation software-defined defense technologies, with the collaboration centered on accelerating the evolution of HENSOLDT’s MDOcore battlefield integration platform. As part of...

May 13, 2026
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Poland Partners With US Firms to Manufacture Hydra Rockets Domestically for AH-64 Apaches

Poland is advancing efforts to localize production of 70mm Hydra rockets through a new partnership with American defense firms General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Paramount Enterprises International....

US Army Selects Leidos to Accelerate Hypersonic Program Manufacturing Efforts

Leidos has secured a $2.7-billion contract from the US Army to advance major hypersonic weapons programs into the production stage, consolidating two critical initiatives into a single manufacturing-focused program....