DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

RTX wins $1.7 billion Army order to begin LTAMDS low-rate production as program advances to IOT&E

September 3, 2025

The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon, an RTX business, a $1.7 billion contract modification to produce the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, the radar chosen to replace the Patriot system's legacy sensor.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan P. Nye

Contracts & Deals

Babcock, Fincantieri, Saab Sign Cooperation Pacts with PGZ as Poland Nears Orka Submarine Award in 2025

September 3, 2025

PGZ signed cooperation agreements with Babcock, Fincantieri, and Saab on Sept 2 at MSPO 2025 in Kielce. Each document references industrial work in Poland related to the Orka submarine procurement. The government set a decision path that keeps the award inside 2025

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jack Rodriguez Escamilla

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

GAO report shows Minuteman III may remain in service until 2050 as Sentinel faces major delays and cost growth

September 3, 2025

On September 10, 2025, a public report from federal auditors described options to keep the Minuteman III force in service into 2050, with specific risks tied to sustainment and testing during the transition to the LGM-35A Sentinel. The 2021 plan sent to

Aircraft

Lockheed Martin projects F-35 Block 4 modernization and TR-3 rollout into 2032

September 2, 2025

At the London defense show on September 16, officials stated that Block 4 integration began in 2018 and is expected to continue through 2030-2032. Company officials described TR-3 as the baseline for Block 4 software and acknowledged the slip that reset milestones

Utah Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Annie Edwards/Released

Cybersecurity & Electronic Warfare

Utah Air National Guard to Inactivate 109th Air Control Squadron as Wright ANGB Gains Two Cyber Operations Squadrons

September 2, 2025

Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base in Salt Lake City will host two Air National Guard cyber operations squadrons under a Department of the Air Force stationing decision published Sept. 11. The 109th Air Control Squadron will be inactivated under the

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RTX wins $1.7 billion Army order to begin LTAMDS low-rate production as program advances to IOT&E

Babcock, Fincantieri, Saab Sign Cooperation Pacts with PGZ as Poland Nears Orka Submarine Award in 2025

GAO report shows Minuteman III may remain in service until 2050 as Sentinel faces major delays and cost growth

Lockheed Martin projects F-35 Block 4 modernization and TR-3 rollout into 2032

Utah Air National Guard to Inactivate 109th Air Control Squadron as Wright ANGB Gains Two Cyber Operations Squadrons

Authors

Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

Lena Kovacs

Diego Ramos

Peter Johansson

Lucas Meyer