Industry
UK Nuclear Workforce Tops 100,000 as DNE Expands
Early indications from the latest UK Nuclear Workforce Assessment show the combined civil and defence nuclear workforce rose from 83,000 in 2023 to more than 10…
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Aerospace
USAF Explores Unmanned Next-Generation Tanker
Air Mobility Command chief Lt Gen Daniel Tulley says the U.S. Air Force should examine unmanned and optionally manned options for its future tanker requirement.…
Aerospace
F-35 Support Contract Ceiling Rises by $871.2M
The U.S. Navy has added $871.24 million of ceiling capacity to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Site Activation and Hardware IDIQ contract. The modification supports equi…
Space
Space Force Advances Orbital Moving-Target Tracking
The U.S. Space Force is moving space-based airborne and ground moving-target tracking toward flight activity, with SB-AMTI prototypes expected in orbit before t…
Industry
NATO Chiefs Tell Industry to Deliver at Scale
NATO’s chiefs of defence used their Copenhagen meeting to send industry a direct demand signal: Allies are ready to buy at scale, but suppliers must deliver fas…
Aerospace
US Navy Adds $76.6M to Trident II D5LE2 Design
The U.S. Navy has added $76.56 million to Lockheed Martin’s Trident II D5LE2 design contract, with the full modification amount obligated at award.
Land
FNSS and PT Pindad Complete First KAPLAN APC Tests
The first KAPLAN APC completed pre-delivery acceptance tests in Türkiye under the FNSS-PT Pindad programme for Indonesia.
Naval
Türkiye Starts Sea Trials for Frigate İzmit
Türkiye's third İstif-class frigate, İzmit, began sea acceptance trials on 15 September as the MİLGEM serial-production programme advances.
Aerospace
Lockheed Unveils Modular AGM-158 FLEX Airframe
Lockheed Martin has introduced AGM-158 FLEX, a modular airframe concept intended to support multiple JASSM-family configurations and launch methods.
Aerospace
US and Lockheed Agree to Accelerate AIM-260 Production
The US Department of War and Lockheed Martin have signed a framework agreement intended to accelerate AIM-260 JATM production and delivery.
Industry
BAE Systems Wins $16M to Restore RH45 Chip Capability
BAE Systems has received $16 million in US DPA Title III funding to re-establish and qualify its RH45 radiation-hardened chip capability.
Unmanned
Indra Unveils Drizzle Interceptor-Drone Family
Indra has unveiled Drizzle, an autonomous interceptor-drone family designed to counter mass attacks at speeds above 400 km/h.
Naval
UK Plans First SSN-AUKUS Steel Cut in 2027
The UK says it plans to cut steel for its first SSN-AUKUS attack submarine in 2027, marking the start of physical production.
Aerospace
Shield AI Signs X-BAT LOI with Poland’s PGZ and WZL-2
Shield AI, PGZ and WZL-2 have signed a five-year letter of intent covering potential X-BAT production and sustainment in Poland.
Aerospace
Pratt & Whitney Licenses Hermeus to Produce F100 Engines
Pratt & Whitney has granted Hermeus a production licence to become a new qualified source for the F100-PW-229 fighter engine.