On May 27, Rocket Lab announced that it would be acquiring Geost, a producer of electro-optical and infrared sensors, for $275 million. This puts Rocket Lab in a unique position… Continue reading "Rocket Lab Enters Missile Defense Satellite Market with Acquisition of Geost"
The U.S. State Department approved a foreign military sale of Javelin anti-tank missile systems to Estonia on May 22, 2025. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the deal… Continue reading "U.S. Approves Javelin Anti-tank Missiles Sale to Estonia"
On 21 May, Finland marked a milestone in its naval modernization program with the launch of the first Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette at the Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) shipyard. This event… Continue reading "Finland Launches First Pohjanmaa-Class Corvette"
A press conference was held by President Trump on May 20 announcing that an architecture for the Golden Dome missile defense system had been selected. Perhaps most importantly the overall… Continue reading "$175 Billion Golden Dome Architecture Officially Selected"
The six High Mobility Rocket Artillery Systems ordered for the Estonian Defence Forces were officially handed over on April 30, following their arrival in Estonia the day before. According to… Continue reading "Estonia’s HIMARS Rocket Artillery To Begin Live Fire Training In Summer"
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the U.S. Department of State has decided to approve a Foreign Military Sale to the government of Romania for Patriot Air… Continue reading "U.S. Response to Romania’s Support for Ukraine: New Patriot System Sale Approved"
Lockheed Martin announced that the Royal Netherlands Air Force had performed a live classified data sharing procedure using its F-35As during NATO’s Ramstein Flag multinational air force exercise, the first… Continue reading "Dutch F-35s Perform Data Sharing First In Ramstein Flag Exercise"
Rocket Lab’s leading position in the hypersonic flight testing market reached a new height on April 14, when it announced it had been selected as part of the UK’s £1… Continue reading "Rocket Lab Signs the UK as its First International Hypersonic Testing Partner"
Departing from the Lockheed Martin assembly plant in Greenville, South Carolina, on March 31, Bulgaria’s first F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon fighter jet arrived at Graf Ignatievo (3rd Fighter Air… Continue reading "New Era for Bulgaria’s Air Force: First F-16 Block 70 Lands at Graf Ignatievo Base"
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that a proposed purchase of twenty F-16 Falcon fighter jets was approved by the US State Department. The total estimated cost of the sale… Continue reading "Philippines Cleared For Purchase of F-16 Fighter Jets"