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Lockheed Martin confirms 2029 target date for US Navy’s Aegis/PAC-3 MSE integration

23rd April 2026

Enabling Aegis-equipped vessels to launch PAC-3 MSE interceptors will give the USN more options to engage highly manoeuvrable hypersonic missiles – including the ones China has been developing.

US seeks 32% boost for missile defence budget with $23 billion earmarked for interceptors

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US seeks 32% boost for missile defence budget with $23 billion earmarked for interceptors

22nd April 2026

The Pentagon’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes an impressive increase in the procurement of interceptors, with the number of the US Army’s PAC-3 MSE rounds expanding by 683%, the US Navy’s Standard Missile by 365% and the MDA’s SM-3 IIA by more than 1,000%.

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Raytheon’s AMRAAM-ER missile has been successfully fired from the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) system in Norway, the company announced on 4 October. AMRAAM-ER …

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PHM joins BAE Systems Land 400 bid team

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PHM Technology will support design work on the BAE Systems-Patria team bid for the Australian Army’s Land 400 Phase 2 combat reconnaissance vehicle programme, BAE Systems …

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AUSA 2016: Trends and hot topics

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Tony Skinner and Tim Fish discuss the key US Army trends and hot topics for this year's AUSA in Washington DC. 

AUSA 2016: Colt launches new SF rifle

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AUSA 2016: Colt launches new SF rifle

5th October 2016

A new short-barrelled rifle (SBR) 5.56mm variant of the M4 rifle – called the SCW0923 – has been launched by Colt. The rifle is designed …

AUSA 2016: Sniper rifle testing due

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AUSA 2016: Sniper rifle testing due

5th October 2016

Heckler & Koch is set to deliver an initial batch of 15 G28 rifles to the US Army for testing in the next couple of …

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AUSA 2016: Robots at the ready (video)

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Following its formation in April 2016 from the military division of iRrobot, Endeavor Robotics is now prepared to participate and win in various US military …

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AUSA 2016: Future attack helo lighter, more lethal

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The replacement of the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter under the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme is likely to see a smaller, lighter helicopter introduced, rather …

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AUSA 2016: Abrams tank can keep on running

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