Lockheed Martin on Friday received more than $14.2 million for support for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile systems, including theater support as a new deployment on the Korean peninsula starts. The contract modification, announced Friday, increases funding from an existing contract to cover logistics performance requirements, forward stationing for theater support, logistics information, and other services. Last week, the US delivered the first elements of a THAAD system to South Korea in response to repeated missile tests by North Korea.
Seven F-22 Raptor pilots have recently been awarded one of the military’s highest decorations for their actions during operations in the Middle East. Six of the pilots were decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross for their role in Operation Midnight Hammer, the June 2025 strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.