STRIPES (Jennifer H. Svan) - Raytheon to dramatically expand Tomahawk production under $22.9 billion deal | Stars and Stripes
The Navy awarded Raytheon a $22.9 billion, multi-year contract to accelerate Tomahawk missile production.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Raytheon wins Navy bid for $22.9B to produce Tomahawk cruise missiles
"This landmark $22.9 billion investment will accelerate Tomahawk missile delivery to our warfighters at unprecedented speed," said Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - The U.S. is Running Out of Missiles.
The depletion of advanced missile stockpiles raises concerns about U.S. military readiness for potential conflicts with other global adversaries.
The depletion of advanced missile stockpiles raises concerns about U.S. military readiness for potential conflicts with other global adversaries. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Army has depleted much of its global stockpile of long-range precision missiles after five months of military operations against Iran , with sources stating that the military has used virtually all of its Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM). DETAIL: The missiles, which cost more than $1 million each and have also been supplied to Ukraine , are considered critical for striking targets from long distances while reducing risks to pilots, and officials say the dwindling inventory could limit the U.S. military’s ability…Open
AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Zelensky to Axios: Ukraine needs missile interceptors to head off winter disaster
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios in an interview Tuesday that he asked President Trump for an emergency "winter package" of Patriot air defense interceptors to help thwart Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Why it matters: Ukraine's stockpiles of the interceptors have been almost depleted, and without them the country can't defend itself against ballistic missiles. It was the reason Ukraine couldn't stop recent Russian attacks on Kyiv. - If this problem isn't solved by winter, Russian missile attacks could destroy Ukraine's power plants, shutting off heating for millions of Ukrainians and creating a humanitarian crisis. - The war with Iran has also drawn down U.S. stockpiles of Patriot interceptors,…
DAILYCALLER (Francis Kapper) - As US Runs Low On Missiles, Trump Wants To License Production To Ukraine
‘We’ll give them the right to make Patriots’
Despite dwindling U.S. stockpiles, President Donald Trump said that he wants to give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot interceptor missiles during his visit to Turkey on Wednesday. Trump made the comments about Patriot missile licensing while talking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their televised meeting at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey. Patriot missile interceptors are in short supply as they have been continuously used in the Russo-Ukrainian War and the Iran War, according to a report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) . “A little birdie told me this, about the fact that we’ll give them [Ukraine] the right to make Patriots,” Trump said during his meeting with Zelenskyy.…Open