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What`s New

THAAD

L3Harris Secures $400M Contract to Boost THAAD Missile Defense Capabilities

On Feb. 16, L3Harris Technologies announced it had received a nearly $400 million contract to produce additional solid rocket motors and Liquid Divert and Attitude Control ...
ACV

BAE Systems Secures $195M Contract for Additional Marine Corps ACVs

On Feb. 3, BAE Systems announced it had secured a $195 million contract to produce 30 additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) for the U. S. Marine Corps, bringing total ...
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David’s Sling Completes New Series of Missile Defense Tests

On Feb. 11, the Israeli Missile Defense Organization, alongside the U. S. Missile Defense Agency and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, completed tests of the David's Sling ...

Reports

Expanding Military Mobility to Strengthen Defense in Europe and the Baltic Sea

Lauren Estrada
20 February 2026