Executive Summary: Northrop Grumman and the Australian Government have finalized a strategic engagement to establish a sovereign Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) manufacturing …
Missile Defense
- Global News
U.S. Races To Deploy Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Amid Rising Iran Threat
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readU.S. Evaluates Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Deployment Against Iranian Targets The Dark Eagle hypersonic missile is under consideration by the United States …
- Military & OrdnanceMissile Defense Systems
ย Pentagon Races To Deploy Golden Dome Missile Defense Amid Rising Hypersonic Threats
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 9 minutes readGolden Dome Moves From Concept to Contract The Golden Dome missile defense program cleared a critical credibility threshold on April 23, when …
- Military & OrdnanceHypersonic Weapons
How Hypersonic Missiles Work: The Science, Propulsion, and Global Race Reshaping Modern Warfare in 2026
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 12 minutes readWhat Makes a Missile “Hypersonic”? Understanding how hypersonic missiles work begins with a deceptively simple threshold: speed. Any vehicle traveling above Mach …
- Head-to-Head
Hypersonic Missile Speed vs. Ballistic Missile Defense: Can America’s Shield Hold?
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 9 minutes readThe race between hypersonic missile speed and ballistic missile defense has become the defining arms competition of the 2020s — and U.S. …
- Defense Contracts
Lockheed Martin Secures U.S. Navy Deal To Integrate PAC-3 MSE Into Aegis Combat System
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readPAC-3 MSE Aegis Integration Signals New U.S. Navy Air Defense Option PAC-3 MSE Aegis integration is moving forward after Lockheed Martin announced …
- Defense Contracts
Raytheon Secures $904.6 Million Deal For LTAMDS Missile Defense System Production
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readRaytheon LTAMDS Contract Expands Army Air Defense Modernization The Raytheon LTAMDS contract marks another major step in the U.S. Army’s effort to …
- Military & OrdnanceHypersonic Weapons
Missile Defense Agency Races To Advance Glide Phase Interceptor With $475M Northrop Grumman Boost
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readNorthrop Grumman Glide Phase Interceptor Program Accelerates The Glide Phase Interceptor program received a major boost as the Missile Defense Agency awarded …
- Defense ContractsMissile Defense Systems
Dynetics Secures $617M Deal For Indirect Fire Protection Capability Systems
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readDynetics IFPC Contract Advances U.S. Army Air Defense Modernization The Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment Two contract awarded to Dynetics marks …
- Defense Contracts
Lockheed Martin Secures $4.76 Billion Deal For PAC-3 Missile Production Through 2030
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readLockheed Martin Expands PAC-3 Missile Production Capacity The PAC-3 missile contract awarded to Lockheed Martin marks one of the largest recent investments …