Tag: #defense

RTX Raises 2026 Outlook After Strong Q2, Backlog Hits $289 Billion

RTX lifted 2026 sales, profit and free cash-flow guidance after reporting double-digit Q2 growth across aerospace and defense and a $289B backlog.

$RTX, #rtx, #earnings, #aerospace, #defense

Zelensky Orders Maj. Gen. Yevhen Khmara to Serve as Acting Defense Minister, Will Seek Parliamentary Approval

Zelensky has instructed Maj. Gen. Yevhen Khmara to carry out the duties of Ukraine’s defense minister and will seek parliament’s approval after legal steps.

#ukraine, #zelensky, #defense, #sbu

France and Ukraine publish defense roadmap to license missile, bomb production and buy Rafale jets

France and Ukraine publish a defense roadmap authorizing licensed SCALP and AASM production and outlining Rafale and SAMP/T-NG procurements.

#france, #ukraine, #defense, #rafale

GAO: Pentagon obligated $2.64 billion for southern border operations through March 31, 2026

GAO report finds the Pentagon obligated $2.64B for southern border operations through March 31, 2026, using internal transfers, counter-drug funds and construction authorities.

#defense, #bordersecurity, #gao, #dod

CBO: Layered Counter-drone Defense Would Cost About $74 Million to Harden One U.S. Base, $5 Million a Year to Support

CBO estimates a layered counter-drone system would cost about $74M to equip one representative U.S. base and $5M annually to operate it.

#defense, #drones, #cbo, #military

NATO Says Ankara Summit Produced Over €50 Billion in Procurement; White House Highlighted $3 Billion for U.S. Firms

NATO says the Ankara summit generated more than €50bn in defense procurement and industrial commitments; the White House highlighted a narrower $3bn for U.S. firms.

$LMT, $NOC, $RTX, #nato, #defense, #procurement, #ankara

Zelenskyy and Sweden Push Gripen Fighter Support as Contracts and Approvals Remain Pending

Ukraine and Sweden are advancing a Gripen fighter package — Sweden to donate older jets and Ukraine to pursue purchases — but contracts and approvals are still pending.

#ukraine, #sweden, #gripen, #defense

Lockheed Martin Says U.S. Award Could Provide Up to $35 Billion to Accelerate THAAD Production

Lockheed Martin says a seven-year U.S. award could fund up to $35 billion to ramp THAAD interceptor production — but it’s an undefinitized contract.

$LMT, #lockheed, #defense, #missiles, #procurement, #thaad

Ukraine Says Russia Launched 101 Drones Overnight; 95 Neutralized, Six Impacted Targets

Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia launched 101 strike and decoy drones overnight; 95 were "shot down/suppressed" and six struck five locations, raid ongoing.

#ukraine, #russia, #drones, #war, #defense

Ukraine Says It Struck Missile-Components Plant in Voronezh; Claim Unconfirmed

Ukraine's General Staff said its air force struck a Voronezh plant that supplies electronics for Iskander and Kh-101 missiles; independent confirmation awaited.

#ukraine, #russia, #missiles, #defense

Ukraine’s General Staff Unveils June 12 Overhaul of Military Contracts, Pay and Personnel Tech

On June 12 Ukraine’s General Staff outlined fixed-term contracts, sharp infantry pay increases and new digital personnel systems to standardize wartime service.

#ukraine, #military, #reform, #defense

Sweden to donate up to 16 Gripen jets to Ukraine, backs purchase of up to 20 newer fighters

Sweden will donate up to 16 JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighters to Ukraine and back Kyiv’s plan to buy up to 20 Gripen E/F jets, plus missiles and training.

#ukraine, #sweden, #defense, #gripen

U.S., Boeing and Lockheed Set Seven-Year Plan to Triple PAC-3 Seeker Production

U.S., Boeing and Lockheed set a seven-year framework to triple PAC-3 MSE seeker production, easing a key supply-chain bottleneck for Patriot interceptors.

$BA, $LMT, #defense, #patriot, #boeing, #lockheed

CBO Says ‘Iron Dome for America’ Would Cost About $1.2 Trillion Over 20 Years

CBO finds a notional 'Iron Dome for America' system would cost about $1.2 trillion over 20 years — far above the administration's public estimates.

#defense, #missile-defense, #cbo, #pentagon

India says it flight-tested Agni missile fitted with MIRV system

India said on May 8 it successfully flight-tested an Agni missile with a MIRV system from Odisha; officials gave few technical details.

#india, #missile, #mirv, #defense