The U.S. Navy’s top officer is joining the call for the Pentagon to buy critical weapons in multiyear blocks as opposed to individual fiscal year allotments, saying the practice would give industry the demand signal and support needed to increase its production rates.

Homeland air defense requires networking existing capabilities in the short-term and a major modernization effort inspired by the Cold War-era’s vast Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) program, the Defense Science Board (DSB) says in a newly released three-year study. 

Industry officials expect a quick decision on next variant of the Precision Strike Missile program after submitting bids in September.

France, Spain and the UK have committed to supplying additional air defense equipment to Ukraine.

A group of 15 nations led by Germany have signed an initiative to strengthen European ground-based air defense capabilities.

The launches suggest that North Korea is in the process of developing or already has the capability to develop small nuclear warheads suitable for munitions like cruise missiles.

The Long Range Maneuvering Projectile (LRMP) is scheduled to perform the first wing-extension test during a launch test next week.

The U.S. Army’s much-anticipated decision on who will build its next-generation helicopter is likely to slip even more, with the service’s top officer saying it will now come in a matter of months.