#Defense Contract

The US Army has awarded a $4.17 billion contract for the design and construction of facilities at government ammunition plants; work will be performed by 11 companies through November 2031.

On October 14, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced the purchase of 12 AH-64E Apache helicopters from Boeing. The ~$1 billion deal marks a reversal from previous plans to reduce the attack helicopter fleet.

On August 25, 2026, the US Navy signed a $89.99 million contract with Castelion Corp. to bring the Blackbeard hypersonic missile to early operational capability. The order includes 50 missiles, a transition to Program of Record status, and the deployment of serial production in California.

🇺🇸 The Pentagon signed a $22.9 billion contract with Raytheon for the mass production of Tomahawk missiles. 🚀 Under the 'Arsenal of Freedom' initiative, missile production will increase from 60 to 1,000 units per year. 🔥 The cause was a sharp reduction in stocks during the war in Iran, where the US expended about 1,000 missiles. 📉 Stocks of precision weapons decreased by a third, and ATACMS and PrSM missiles are practically exhausted. 🏭 Raytheon is investing in new capacities, but the exact delivery schedule is not disclosed.

🚀 Rocket Lab has unveiled GHOST — a mobile spaceport in containers. The first launch from Alaska is scheduled for 2027 as part of a $266 million contract with the Pentagon. The system will enable operational testing of hypersonic weapons and satellite launches without building fixed spaceports. 🌍🔥