USN Launches AIM-260 JATM BVRAAM Procurement for FY2026
The U.S. Navy will start procuring the new AIM-260A JATM beyond-visual range air-to-air missile from Fiscal Year 2026 to succeed AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles.
AIM-260A News
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Weapon / Missile
Poland to Buy 400 AIM-120D3 Missiles in $1.33 Billion Deal
Covering AIM-120D3 AMRAAMs and supporting equipment, the U.S. State Department has approved a prospective Foreign Military Sale to Poland for $1.33 billion.
Air
Boeing Picked for NGAD, the Fighter Designated as F-47
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the selection of Boeing as the supplier of the NGAD fighter jet, with the fighter receiving the designation F-47.
Weapon / Missile
NAVAIR Officially Reveals AIM-260 JATM BVRAAM’s Design
In a recently published document, NAVAIR unveiled the design of the AIM-260 JATM beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, set to succeed AIM-120 AMRAAM.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
