Global for Thursday, October 1, 2026

• US Navy awards RTX’s Raytheon $24.4B for SM-6 missiles amid stockpile concerns
• Ukraine deploys FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for first time, Zelenskyy says
• Boeing adds to big week with first full-rate Grey Wolf helicopter order
• Dutch say ASW frigate talks ongoing amid reports Belgium may quit project
• Taiwan takes a page from Ukraine’s playbook in steeling society for an invasion
• Neros, Perennial Autonomy lead in Pentagon’s drone competition
• Space Force picks two companies to build new ‘space-to-space’ satellites by 2028
• Ukraine has struck Russian factory vital for Moscow’s missiles, private intelligence firm says