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US Firms Bring Quantum to Air and Missile Defense

D-Wave Quantum has joined forces with Anduril Industries and Davidson Technologies to see how quantum applications could boost air and missile defense.

HII Wins Role in Missile Defense Agency’s $151B SHIELD Contract Vehicle

HII has signed a deal to provide services for the US Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contracting vehicle.

Morocco Starts Deployment of Israeli Barak MX Defense System

Morocco has activated its Barak MX air and missile defense system purchased as part of a foreign military sale with Tel Aviv in 2022, according to Israeli media.

Russia Activates First S-500 Air and Missile Defense Regiment

Russia has announced that the first air and missile defense regiment equipped with the S-500 system has entered combat duty.

US Names 1,000+ Golden Dome Partners in First Contracting Stage

The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has selected 1,014 companies for the opening round of a massive contracting vehicle supporting the Pentagon’s future Golden Dome air and missile defense effort.

Ukraine Turns Soviet R-60 Missiles Into Ground Defense Weapons

Ukraine is repurposing Soviet-era R-60 air-to-air missiles for launch from ground-based systems to defend against aerial threats.

Turkey’s GÖKSUR Air Defense Missile Scores First-Ever Sea-Skimming Kill in Live Test

Aselsan scored a major milestone as its GÖKSUR weapon system downed a sea-skimming target for the first time in a live-fire test.

First Look: Taiwan’s ‘Strong Bow’ Missile Capable of 70-Km Altitude Defense

Taiwan has unveiled its latest anti-ballistic missile system, Strong Bow, designed to intercept high-flying cruise munitions.

Turkey Reveals Design of First-Ever Destroyer, the TF-2000

Turkish defense contractor ASFAT has unveiled the design of the TF-2000, the country’s first indigenous air and missile defense destroyer.

California Tech Firm Joins Lockheed Martin’s Golden Dome Missile Bid

Core Systems is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to support its bid for the Golden Dome missile project, an ambitious US initiative aimed at countering advanced aerial threats.

US Army to Add Four New Patriot Missile Battalions, Including Guam Unit

The US Army is planning to add up to four new Patriot battalions, with one of them assigned to support the Guam unit in the Western Pacific. 

Pentagon Contracts Firm to Build Guam Defense System Command Center 

The US Department of Defense has contracted a Guam-based firm to build an air and missile defense system command center in the strategically important US island territory.