Tag: Tomahawk
US Expands Missile Production After Stockpile Strain
The United States is accelerating missile production as prolonged warfare in Ukraine and Iran strains precision-strike and air-defense arsenals. Raytheon, an RTX business, announced on August 17 that it had received a seven-year, $22.9 billion Navy contract to expand Tomahawk cruise missile production under the Department of War's "Arsenal of…
Japan Moves Toward Missile Tests in Australia
Japan and Australia agreed to accelerate discussions on a new decade-long arrangement giving Japan access to Australian test ranges for hypersonic missiles and other long-range weapons, the two countries' defence ministers said in Canberra on August 18. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi called the prospect a "groundbreaking development," noting it…
