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Sunday, August 24, 2025

Missile Testing | Defense Dept. launches missile at from Pacific Spaceport (08-22-2025)

Defense Dept. launches missile at Pacific Spaceport

"...Alaska Aerospace and a U.S. Government client — whose identity was kept secret — made an unannounced launch Thursday from the Pacific Spaceport at Narrow Cape. ..."

Reference: www.kodiakdailymirror.com .

History | A-7 Corsair and the Sidewinder | Gulf War: The Corsair’s Last Hurrah

Gulf War: The Corsair’s Last Hurrah

"...Six additional VA-46 Corsairs took off shortly before noon on January 17. Four of them each carried three AGM-88 HARMs, destined for further destruction of radars, as well as AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles. Two other A-7Es were armed with AGM-62 Walleye I glider bombs. ..."

Reference: www.historynet.com .

Lockheed Martin to Boost JAGM & Hellfire Production with $720 Million Contract

Lockheed Martin to Boost JAGM & Hellfire Production with $720 Million Contract

"...This contract supports not only U.S. Army and Navy requirements, but also includes Foreign Military Sales to a range of international customers. Notably, according to Lockheed Martin, the contract includes 160 JAGMs destined for the United Kingdom, Hellfire orders for NATO allies Poland, Spain, Czech Republic, Italy, and a new international customer, Canada...."

Reference: theaviationist.com .

US approves sale of ERAM missiles to Ukraine, WSJ reports

US approves sale of ERAM missiles to Ukraine, WSJ reports

"Washington approved the sale of Extended-Range Attack Munition (ERAM) missiles to Ukraine...is meant to be a quick-to-produce and low-cost weapon. The U.S. approved the sale of 3,550 ERAM missiles to Ukraine, which are set to arrive in approximately six weeks, two U.S. officials told WSJ.

The European-funded arms package valued at $850 million was postponed until after U.S. President Donald Trump ..."

Reference: www.yahoo.com .

Trump Continues to Seek Peace | Pentagon Has Quietly Blocked Ukraine’s Long-Range Missile Strikes on Russia

Pentagon Has Quietly Blocked Ukraine’s Long-Range Missile Strikes on Russia

"The Defense Department has withheld approval for attacks as the White House has sought to entice Moscow to open peace talks...The Pentagon has for months been blocking Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles to strike inside Russia, U.S. officials said ..."

Reference: Wall Street Journal .

SpaceX Launch Success | SpaceX launches 5,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station, lands rocket at sea (video)

SpaceX launches 5,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station, lands rocket at sea (video)

"The CRS-33 resupply flight for NASA lifted off Sunday (Aug. 24) at 2:45 a.m. ET. ...The launch kicked off SpaceX's 33rd mission for NASA's Commercial Resupply Services program..."In addition to food, supplies, and equipment for the crew, Dragon will deliver several experiments"

Reference: www.space.com .

SpaceX Continues to Dominate the Rocket Industry With Amazing Contributions

SpaceX | The most powerful rocket system ever constructed is headed for its next test

"The most powerful rocket system ever constructed is headed for its next test...SpaceX said it is aiming to launch its Starship megarocket on an hour-long test flight ..."

Reference: www.cnn.com .

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

United States deploying three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to the waters off Venezuela

US destroyers head toward waters off Venezuela as Trump aims to pressure drug cartels

"...A Defense Department official confirmed that the military assets have been assigned to the region in support of counter narcotics efforts. The official, who was not authorized to comment about military planning, said the vessels would be deployed “over the course of several months.”

The deployment of U.S. destroyers and personnel comes as Trump has pushed for using the U.S. military to thwart cartels..."

Reference: apnews.com .

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

RTX's Raytheon signs MOU with Diehl Defence for Stinger® missile co-production

RTX's Raytheon signs MOU with Diehl Defence for Stinger missile co-production

"...Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, and Diehl Defence have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-produce key elements of the Stinger® missile in Europe. This agreement lays the groundwork for the extension of production for Stinger missiles at Diehl Defence as part of the company's growth plan. ..."

Reference: www.rtx.com .

Thursday, August 14, 2025

August 14 | NASA Invites Media to View Artemis II Orion Stage Adapter at Marshall

NASA Invites Media to View Artemis II Orion Stage Adapter at Marshall

"...Media are invited to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, at 2 p.m. CDT Thursday, Aug. 14 to view the final piece of space flight hardware for the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the Artemis II mission before it is delivered to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. All other elements of the SLS rocket for Artemis II are stacked on mobile launcher 1 in the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy. Artemis II, NASA’s first mission with crew aboard the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft, is currently scheduled for a 10-day trip around the Moon no later than April 2026.

The Orion stage adapter, built by NASA Marshall, connects the SLS rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage to NASA’s Orion spacecraft. The small ring structure is the..."

Reference: www.nasa.gov .

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

US Navy signs off on large SM-2 Block III CU missile deal

US Navy signs off on large SM-2 Block III CU missile deal

"...Raytheon has been developing the SM-2 Block III C/U variants for a number of years, incorporating guidance upgrades compared to legacy missiles. ..."

Reference: www.naval-technology.com .

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Lockheed Martin building missile plant the size of a Costco in north Alabama

Lockheed Martin building missile plant the size of a Costco in north Alabama

"Lockheed Martin is expanding its missile assembly campus on a former World War II U.S. Army Air Corps site...Lockheed-Martin Next Generation Interceptor and Space Vice President Sarah Reeves told AL.com the company expects to complete an 88,000 square-foot assembly plant in Courtland for the long-range ballistic missile defense interceptor - Next Generation Interceptor – by early next year...."

Reference: www.al.com .

The evolution of White Sands Missile Range: A look back at the 1950s and 1960s

The evolution of White Sands Missile Range: A look back at the 1950s and 1960s

"...White Sands Missile Range, N.M. (July 30, 2025) - The 1950s and 1960s marked a significant era in the history of White Sands Missile Range, a period characterized by dynamic advancements in missile testing and development. When reflecting on this decade, one cannot overlook the monumental impact of V-2 rockets and the innovative testing methodologies that emerged at the facility. ..."

Reference: www.elpasotimes.com .

Sunday, August 10, 2025

Revolutionizing Missile Defense, U.S. Plans To Test Missile-Killing Satellites By 2028 For Golden Dome Project

Revolutionizing Missile Defense, U.S. Plans To Test Missile-Killing Satellites By 2028 For Golden Dome Project

"...With hundreds of billions of dollars at stake for the US’s ambitious Golden Dome project, weapons-maker Lockheed Martin is aiming to achieve a major milestone. The company wants to test a space-based missile interceptor demonstrator by 2028, capable of even targeting highly maneuverable hypersonic missiles. ..."

Reference: www.eurasiantimes.com .

U.S. Air Force | Tesla Cybertrucks as missile targets in battlefield training

Article Title: Air Force bid for Tesla Cybertrucks in target practice symbolizes the ‘evolving’ relationship between the Pentagon and Big Tech, expert says

Article Excerpt: "...The U.S. Air Force is trying to acquire Tesla Cybertrucks to use as missile targets in battlefield training, according to recent filings. The military’s invocation of the Tesla brand is emblematic of the tightening relationship not only between the Pentagon and Elon Musk, but with Big Tech more broadly, according to American University foreign policy professor Gordon Adams..."

Reference Source: fortune.com

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Thursday, August 7, 2025

Russia issues warning to West as it pulls out of nuclear missile treaty

Russia issues warning to West as it pulls out of missile treaty

"...Russia has formerly pulled out of a treaty prohibiting the deployment of short and medium-range nuclear missiles, warning the West to “expect further steps”. ..."

Reference: www.yahoo.com .

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Rocket launches in Florida: Here's your big list of all 2024 Space Coast missions

Rocket launches in Florida: Here's your big list of all 2024 Space Coast missions

"...In 2024, officials expected Florida's Space Coast — home of NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station — to break the freshly established 2023 annual record of 72 orbital rocket launches, with SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 accounting for most of the missions.

The Space Coast easily did, reaching 93 launches with the last launch of the year on New Year's Eve. That's a new record. Will it be broken in 2025?

Following is the list of 2024 launches from Cape Canaveral:
1. SpaceX Ovzon-3 satellite

An Ovzon-3 communications satellite launched from a SpaceX Falcon 9 at 6:04 p.m. Jan. 3 from Launch Complex 40..."

Reference: www.yahoo.com .

L3Harris opens new manufacturing facility in Huntsville

L3Harris opens new manufacturing facility in Huntsville

"L3Harris helps develop the missiles used by troops around the globe. ...“We’re seeing that demand signal, and we’re prepared for it,” said Mark Farley, the Vice President of Site Operations & Manufacturing at Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris company.

The company recently opened a second solid rocket motor manufacturing facility in Huntsville.

“The components that we’re making here go into the solid rocket motor,” Farley said. ..."

Reference: whnt.com .

US Army readies to release new missile defense strategy soon

US Army readies to release new missile defense strategy soon

"...The U.S. Army is about three months away from releasing its air and missile defense strategy for 2040, Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, commander of the service’s Space and Missile Defense Command, said Tuesday at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium.

One year ago, at the same conference in Huntsville, Alabama, Gainey announced that a strategy was in the works to address a variety of new and emerging complex threats and would roll that document out in October 2025. ..."

Reference: www.defensenews.com .

Monday, August 4, 2025

US Reaches Major Hypersonic Weapon Milestone

US Reaches Major Hypersonic Weapon Milestone

"...The deployment of the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) was part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, a multinational war game hosted by Australia in July, during which the U.S. conducted a live-fire drill with its Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile system. ..."

Reference: www.newsweek.com .

Saturday, August 2, 2025

28th Annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium | Huntsville, Alabama, August 5-7, 2025.

28th Annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium | Huntsville, Alabama, August 5-7, 2025.

"Defending America at Home and Abroad ...The SMD Symposium is the leading educational, professional development and networking event in the space and missile defense community. The symposium is widely attended by leaders and professionals from the United States and our allies around the world...."

Reference: smdsymposium.org .

Pentagon Awards $7.8 Billion in Contracts for Hundreds of New Missiles

Pentagon Awards $7.8 Billion in Contracts for Hundreds of New Missiles

"...The deals, with Lockheed Martin for the Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile and Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile and RTX for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile, are expected to cover hundreds, if not thousands of munitions. ..."

Reference: www.airandspaceforces.com .

Missile fired from Yemen triggers sirens across Israel, disrupts air travel

Missile fired from Yemen triggers sirens across Israel, disrupts air travel

"...The military said air defense systems successfully intercepted the threat. The sirens sounded across central Israel, including the Tel Aviv area, the Shfela region, Jerusalem and parts of the West Bank. ..."

Reference: www.ynetnews.com .

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Navy calls for fast attack surface drones that could carry missiles

Navy calls for fast attack surface drones that could carry missiles

"...Navy unveiled its new Modular Attack Surface Craft program, which would likely see unmanned surface vessels carrying missiles long distances at sea.

The program calls for the development of a rugged, flexible and high-capacity unmanned surface vessel, or USV, capable of hauling a variety of “containerized payloads,” per a July 28 solicitation. Such payloads would include the maximum equivalent of more than four 40-foot containers — cargo that would roughly equal the size of the Navy’s anti-ballistic missile system, the Mark 70 Mod 1 Payload Delivery System. ..."

Reference: www.navytimes.com .

State Department approves $322 million in proposed weapons sales to Ukraine

State Department approves $322 million in proposed weapons sales to Ukraine

"...$172 million for surface-to-air missile systems. ...“We have to,” Trump said. “They have to be able to defend themselves. They’re getting hit very hard now. We’re going to send some more weapons — defensive weapons primarily.”

Trump recently endorsed a plan to have European allies buy U.S. military equipment that can then be transferred to Ukraine. It was not immediately clear how the latest proposed sales related to that arrangement. ..."

Reference: apnews.com .