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State Department clears Egypt to buy NASAMS in $4.7B deal

"The proposed sale will improve Egypt’s capability to meet current and future threats by improving its ability to detect various air threats," according to the notice from DSCA.

Trump’s Iron Dome for America calls for space-based interceptors

In a new executive order, President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to move forward on missile defense, though the details are still thin.

Eyeing Australia’s missile money pot, Anduril aims to join solid rocket motor market Down Under

"Having a manufacturing complex in Australia will enable production of solid rocket motors for ourselves, firstly and then ultimately, from an export perspective, to our allies and partners around the world. And there is, at the moment, an inability to meet that demand," David Goodrich, Anduril Australia CEO, told Breaking Defense.

RTX ramps up missile, c-UAS production as global weapon demand soars

“We have never seen more demand for these weapons as we have in the last year-plus,” said Paul Ferraro, Raytheon president of Air & Space Defense Systems.

Norway’s air defense priorities: Volume first, then long-range capabilities

“We need to increase spending in simple systems that we need a huge volume of that can, basically, counter very low-tech drones that could pose a threat," Norway's top officer told Breaking Defense, "so we don't end up using the most sophisticated missile systems against something that is very cheap to buy."

Norway to double military spending under ‘historic’ long-term defense plan

With emphasis on frigates and subs, the plan "represents a historic boost in defence spending, and involves a significant strengthening of all branches of the Armed Forces," said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

NATO signs off on $5.5 billion contract for hundreds of Patriot missiles

If all options are exercised under the contract, the European nations will buy a combined total of 1,000 Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles (GEM-T), according to manufacturer RTX.

Norway, RTX and Kongsberg sign NASAMS air defense cooperation agreement

Bjørn Arild Gram, Norway’s minister of defense said the agreement “lays the foundation” for developing NASAMS against future threats, although no details have been released about how the system will be matured specifically.

Raytheon to max out AMRAAM production for ‘foreseeable future,’ exec says

A Raytheon spokesperson said an upgraded domestic variant of the missile would be fielded “by the end of the year,” with an international variant expected to pass a critical milestone in “late 2023 or early 2024.”