Former small-satellite launch company ABL Space Systems has rebranded to Long Wall as part of a wider transformation to focus on missile defense.

Edge Group Chairman Faisal Al Bannai says the company’s defense export ambitions could still reach a major milestone this year with more than half of bookings coming from abroad.

Raytheon and other companies attended an industry day in Huntsville, Alabama, on Feb. 18.

BAE Systems’ acquisition of Ball Aerospace will help position the company for a potential role on the proposed Iron Dome for America missile defense project.

Saab and Hensoldt have signed a vague agreement to consider joint efforts in aircraft self-protection.

MBDA is pushing to complete development of a new diamond-shaped loitering munition in the next 18 months to two years to meet burgeoning demand.

Raytheon and the U.S. Army are in talks with potential export buyers of the Coyote counter-drone system, the company says.

The International Organization for Standardization container-based air defense system is called Gravehawk.