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"...Local authorities have yet to comment on the incident and there are reportedly no evacuation plans for the area's residents. The event took place in Yasny, Orenburg region, home to a cosmodrome and a missile forces base. ..."
Reference: www.the-express.com ."Russian forces attacked Ukraine with one Iskander-M ballistic missile from temporarily occupied Crimea and 104 drones on the..."
Reference: www.msn.com ."...The Raytheon-Rafael Protection Systems joint venture has secured a $1.25 billion direct commercial sales contract to supply Israel with Tamir...Camden site is the first all-up-round production facility in the U.S. to manufacture Tamir and SkyHunter missiles,” Casey said."
Reference: www.govconwire.com ."...It's a 27-acre site near Farmington, that used to be a Cold War military base. Built in 1959, the Nike Missile Site once housed 150 people. ...Though the base was decommissioned in 1972, the solid, concrete buildings weren't going anywhere. That includes the bomb shelter which was recently used as a movie theater. The walls are two feet thick, and the door alone weighs several tons.
Another intriguing feature is the water silo...The property is on the market right now for $2.25 million."
"Foreign Military Sale to India of Javelin Missile System and related equipment for an estimated cost of $45.7 million. ...The Government of India has requested to buy one hundred (100) FGM-148 Javelin rounds; one (1) Javelin FGM-148 missile, fly-to-buy; and twenty-five (25) Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units (LwCLU) or Javelin Block 1 Command Launch Units (CLU). The following non-major defense equipment items will also be included: Javelin LwCLU or CLU Basic Skills Trainers; missile simulation rounds; battery coolant unit; interactive electronic technical manual; Javelin operator manuals; lifecycle support; physical security inspection; spare parts; system integration and check out; Security Assistance Management Directorate (SAMD) technical assistance; Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) Project Office technical assistance; tool kits; training; Block 1 CLU refurbishment services; and other related elements of logistics and program support. ..."
Reference: www.dsca.mil ."...Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has secured a $111 million modification expanding its role in the Space Systems Command’s space-based interceptors effort, increasing the total value of MTSI’s systems engineering, integration and testing contract to $226.9 million. The work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, through Jan. 10, 2030, the Department of Defense said. SSC obligated $1.6 million at the time of the award. What Was Updated in the Modification Notice?..."
Reference: www.govconwire.com ."...Russia has reportedly test-fired a Zircon hypersonic missile on a target in Ukraine’s Sumy region — possibly the first launch from a ground-based platform. Ukrainian officials say the weapon, launched from Crimea’s Cape Chauda, struck critical infrastructure. ..."
Reference: timesofindia.indiatimes.com ."...Ukraine says its domestically produced "Long Neptune" is a ground-launched land-attack cruise missile with a range of up to 1,000 km (621 miles). It was developed from the shorter-range Neptune anti-ship missile that existed before the invasion...."
Reference: www.reuters.com ."...The US Navy has awarded TexTech Engineered Composites a $76.8 million contract to deliver advanced carbon-phenolic heatshield materials and other reentry components for American and British strategic missile programs, according to a contract notice released this week. ..."
Reference: interestingengineering.com .
"...Lockheed Martin Corp., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, has been awarded $453,960,636 modification (P00032) to previously awarded FA8219-24-C-0001 for the Mk21A Reentry Vehicle. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $1,482,875,038 from $1,028,914,402. Work will be performed at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and is expected to be completed by September 29, 2032. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah is the contracting activity. ..."
Reference: www.war.gov ."...“The AI is not smart enough to understand that it has an injection inside, so it carries out something it’s not supposed to do,” Liav Caspi, a former member of the Israel Defense Forces cyberwarfare unit, told Defense News.
In effect, “an enemy has been able to turn somebody from the inside to do what they want,” such as deleting records or biasing decisions, according to Caspi, who co-founded Legit Security, which recently spotted one such security hole in Microsoft’s Copilot chatbot. ...For example, a security researcher demonstrated a prompt injection attack against OpenAI’s new AI-based browser, ChatGPT Atlas, in which the chatbot responded, “Trust No AI,” when a user asked for an analysis of a Google Docs file about horses that concealed malicious commands. "
"...In October 2025, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems renewed its push to field a family of railgun weapon systems as a terminal air and missile defense layer, citing projectiles up to roughly Mach 6 and launcher classes from about 3 to 32 megajoules. The company framed the concept for the Golden Dome initiative and Guam’s layered defense, claiming terminal effects against cruise and even ballistic missiles. The proposal pairs 3, 10, and 32 megajoule launcher classes with containerized pulsed-power modules and inert, palletized projectiles, and the firm claims terminal effects against cruise and some ballistic threats while emphasizing low cost per engagement. ..."
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