Washington has cleared the way for Japan to acquire more extended-range Lockheed Martin AGM-158B/B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM-ER).

The Jan. 14 announcement did not identify the vehicle, but it is likely the Kratos Erinyes hypersonic glider.

The MOD is asking industry for ideas to field a low-observable vessel for Ukraine that could be used to strike targets at a range of up to 100 km (62 mi.).

The Defense Innovation Board (DIB) is calling for the U.S. to act with greater urgency to field uncrewed systems to make up ground lost to competitors.

Colorado-based Numerica is known for its air and missile defense capabilities, which it says are “used in critical defense systems worldwide.”

The head of the Indian Air Force is calling for more domestic private sector competition to drive greater success in fielding equipment locally.

LRASM is already integrated on the U.S. Air Force’s B-1B Lancer and the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

Anduril plans to raise annual capacity at the facility by tenfold to more than 6,000 solid rocket motors for tactical missiles.