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Raytheon Expands Block V Tomahawk Missile Orders and Upgrades

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Raytheon Secures $1.7 Billion Contract to Supply Spain with Patriot Missile Systems

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Germany Orders $4.6B in Eagle V 4x4 and 6x6 Vehicles from GDELS

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What`s New

Tomahawk

Raytheon Expands Block V Tomahawk Missile Orders and Upgrades

In December 2025, Raytheon Technologies received a $384 million contract modification to acquire 219 additional Block V Tactical Tomahawk missiles, increasing the total order ...
Patriot

Raytheon Secures $1.7 Billion Contract to Supply Spain with Patriot Missile Systems

In December 2025, Raytheon secured a $1. 7 billion contract to supply Spain with four Patriot air and missile defense systems, including radars, launchers, and training ...
Eagle V

Germany Orders $4.6B in Eagle V 4x4 and 6x6 Vehicles from GDELS

On Dec. 18, 2025, General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) announced it will supply the German Armed Forces with Eagle V 4x4 command vehicles and Eagle V 6x6 ...

Reports

An Overview of Current U.S. Hypersonic Missile Developments

Lauren Estrada
16 December 2025

U.S. CCAs: Breaking Down the Field

Jon Hemler
17 November 2025