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Pentagon Keeps a Lid on Golden Dome

POLITICO

A sprawling missile defense conference kicked off Aug. 5 in Alabama, but no one on stage can mention the Pentagon’s most ambitious missile defense project. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office, according to the event’s organizers, has banned officials at the event from talking about President Donald Trump’s favorite weapon system: the nascent multibillion-dollar Golden Dome missile shield.

Army to Grow Air Defense Force by 30%

Defense News

The U.S. Army is planning to grow its air and missile defense force by 30 percent, according to the commander of the service’s Space and Missile Defense Command. In addition to adding three Patriot battalions equipped with the Lower-Tier Air-and-Missile Defense Sensor, or LTAMDS, radar, the service will also add five Indirect Fire Protection Capability battalions and seven Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems batteries, Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey said Aug. 5 at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala.

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US awards huge $3.5B AMRAAM contract with UK among buyers

(Uk Defence Journal) The United States Air Force has awarded a contract worth up to $3.5 billion to Raytheon for the continued production of Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), according to a U.S. Department of Defense announcement. Read More Denmark to complete $3.4B of air defense purchases by year-end (Defense News) Denmark plans to wrap up its acquisition of ground-based air defense systems by the end of the year, with a total planned investment of as much as 25 billion Danish kroner (US$3.4 billion), according to the country’s Defence Ministry. Read More

Russia says it no longer will abide by its self-imposed moratorium on intermediate-range missiles

(The Associated Press) Russia has declared that it no longer considers itself bound by a self-imposed moratorium on the deployment of nuclear-capable intermediate range missiles, a warning that potentially sets the stage for a new arms race as tensions between Moscow and Washington rise again over Ukraine. Read More Army deploys hypersonic missiles to Indo-Pacific for Australian drills (USNI News) The U.S. Army’s long-range hypersonic weapon, also known as Dark Eagle, debuted in the Indo-Pacific during Australian warfighting drills in what the service described as a “milestone deployment” of the advanced missiles and a demonstration of Washington’s commitment to Canberra amid regional tensions. Read More Lockheed, Raytheon throw hats in ring for Army’s new autonomous launcher (Breaking Defense) Both Lockheed Martin and Raytheon said separately they are competing for the US Army’s new autonomous launcher, though the two defense giants stopped short of disclosing just what their respective plans and teammates may be. Read More