The first-ever flight demonstration of the Golden Horde program’s autonomous payload for munitions was only partially successful, but marks a long-awaited first step for collaborative weapons technology. 

The UK has contracted with MBDA for the production of its Spear 3 network enabled air-to-ground missile which will become the primary weapon of the UK’s F-35 fleet.

The schedule update effectively unfreezes the Regional Glide Phase Weapon System after the MDA halted the program in April to review options for accelerating the prototype to the field.

Israel’s Ministry of Defense has delivered the second Iron Dome system to the U.S. Army to serve as an interim defense capability against cruise missiles and other aerial threats.

The agreement on the all-cash transaction includes a $5 per share, pre-closing special dividends to Aerojet’s shareholders, reducing the post-dividend value of the deal to $4.6 billion.

The missile forms a critical element of the Pentagon’s fast-track plan to develop a range of high-speed stand-off strike and cruise weapons to counter new Chinese and Russian hypersonic capabilities. 

South Korea's defense acquisition agency may opt for a private prime contractor and promote the effort as an international joint development project.

Israel’s Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency have completed a series of missile defense tests that indicate Israel’s multilayered air defenses can intercept incoming threats simultaneously.