Colby Badhwar

Covering the war in Ukraine, with an emphasis on security assistance; plus defense procurement and arms sales. Based in Toronto, Canada.

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Pentagon seeks over 300% increase in PAC-3 MSE production from Lockheed...

Production capacity for Lockheed Martin's signature air & missile defense interceptor, the PATRIOT Advanced Capability 3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE), may soon increase by over 300%. Yesterday, in news releases from the United States Department of War (DoW) and Lockheed Martin, both announced...
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M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) & M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). Lockheed Martin photos.

May delivers nearly $1 billion in US Army contracts to Lockheed...

With a pair of contract awards this month, the US Army continues to build out & modernize the rocket artillery fleets of both themselves...
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A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie

Raytheon awarded $1 billion contract to continue SM-3 IB production for...

In a reversal of its original plans, the US Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has extended the life of the Standard Missile-3...
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16 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs hang from the right wing of an A-10 Thunderbolt II. US Air Force photo.

US Navy seeks Small Diameter Bomb integration with F-18 Super Hornet

An amended Request for Information (RFI) that was updated on March 20th by the US Air Force's Armament Directorate has revealed that the US...
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Two Precision Strike Missiles in containers. Lockheed Martin photo.

Precision Strike Missile production to ramp up to 400 per year...

Lockheed Martin is increasing the production capacity for their Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) to 400 missiles per year following a pair of contract awards...
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A Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) integrated on F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. NAVAIR photo.

Long Range Anti-Ship Missile to be integrated on F-16

In a presolicitation released today by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), it was announced that the AGM-158 C-1 LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) will...
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River-class destroyer. Royal Canadian Navy render.

Irving Shipbuilding awarded $5.57 billion contract for Royal Canadian Navy’s new...

In a low-key announcement this past Saturday, the Government of Canada disclosed that Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding had been awarded a $5.57 billion ($8 billion...
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