Lockheed Martin THAAD

China banned the export of gallium, germanium and antimony to the U.S. on Dec. 3, targeting critical minerals integral to the aerospace and defense industry.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The Pentagon announced the THAAD deployment on Oct. 13, stating that it will augment Israel’s integrated air defense system.

A market survey released on Oct. 10 by the MDA calls for industry to submit ideas for “low-cost interceptors.”

The agency proposes a major revamp of the U.S. Army’s most advanced theater-level interceptor 16 years after the first battery was activated.

The White House has outlined concerns about the House of Representatives’ version of the fiscal 2025 defense policy bill but stopped short of veto threats.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency seeks to field an “interim capability” against hypersonic glide vehicles by 2029 as the Glide Phase Interceptor slides to 2035.

Saudi defense against a Houthi ballistic missile saturation attack has become legendary among military personnel.

Drones and rockets from Iranian-backed militias have targeted U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria 16 times in the past 10 days.

The U.S. Army is now the acquisition executive for the large-scale plan to defend Guam from air and missile threats.

The THAAD and PAC-3 MSE integration was a long, multiyear effort that was fielded and accepted earlier this year.

The government can now launch a feasibility study to “closely review the necessity and economic feasibility" of the $2.03 billion project before final approval.

A multilayered plan to defend Guam from swarming missile attacks will require a new level of integration between Army and Navy interceptor systems.

Lockheed wants BAE to design and manufacture a new generation of infrared seekers for THAAD.