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Oct- 2025 -

3 October

Jodesz Gavilan

Raytheon Delivers 500th ESSM Block 2 Missile to US

Raytheon has delivered the 500th ESSM Block 2 missile to the US Navy.

3 October

Jodesz Gavilan

Lockheed Martin Wins $647M for US Trident II Missile Support

Lockheed Martin has received $647 million to continue production and sustainment of the Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile for the US.

2 October

Jodesz Gavilan

Pakistan Tests Fatah-4 Cruise Missile With 466-Mile Range

Pakistan carried out a training launch of its newly inducted Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile, demonstrating its 466-mile range.

2 October

Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support integrates the missions of DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime into a single unified command responsible for weapon systems support to the joint force starting Oct. 1, 2025.

Rojoef Manuel

DLA Merger Creates One-Stop Command for Weapons Parts

The US Defense Logistics Agency has established a new command to oversee the supply of spare and repair parts essential to maintaining military weapons systems.

2 October

The Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) fires from a Lockheed Martin-built M270A2 and HIMARS during tests at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

Christine Casimiro

US Army-Led Trial Fires PrSM From Both HIMARS and MLRS Launchers

Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) has successfully completed a series of US Army soldier-led flight tests at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

2 October

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kacey Johnson, a weapons load crew member assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, installs an AGM-65 Maverick missile on an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during Red Flag 21-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Feb. 4, 2021.

Christine Casimiro

US Clears South Korea’s Request for AGM-65G2 Maverick Missiles

South Korea is ramping up its strike capabilities as the US State Department cleared a potential $34-million foreign military sale of RTX-manufactured AGM-65G2 Maverick tactical missiles.

2 October

Christine Casimiro

US Approves $1-Billion Sale of M142 HIMARS to Canada

The US State Department has greenlit a potential $1.75-billion sale of the Lockheed Martin-made M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to Canada.

2 October

Christine Casimiro

US OKs $705M M142 HIMARS Deal for Australia

The US State Department has approved a possible $705-million sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and related equipment to Australia.

1 October