Industry
US and Germany Sign Defence-Industrial Production Pact
Washington and Berlin have signed a Statement of Intent to expand joint weapons production, licensed manufacturing and defence sustainment.
Defence News
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Aerospace
F135 Engine Core Upgrade Completes Design Review
Pratt & Whitney has completed the F135 Engine Core Upgrade Risk Reduction Design Review, advancing the propulsion modernisation effort for F-35 Block 4.
Naval
US Navy Awards $280.5M for Seven LCU 1700 Prototypes
The US Navy has awarded three shipyards agreements worth an initial $280.5 million to build seven LCU 1700 prototype craft.
Aerospace
Lockheed Expands Vectis Build by Four Aircraft
Lockheed Martin will build four additional Vectis collaborative combat aircraft as it works towards a first prototype flight by the end of 2027.
Aerospace
US Navy Awards First MQ-25A Production Contract
The US Navy has awarded Boeing its first MQ-25A production contract for three Lot 1 aircraft and long-lead material for three Lot 2 aircraft.
Space
Türkiye’s Lunar Spacecraft Enters Testing
Türkiye’s first domestically developed lunar spacecraft has entered environmental testing ahead of a planned early-2027 launch.
Aerospace
AKINCI Fires SUNGUR in Air-to-Air Test
Bayraktar AKINCI has struck an airborne target with ROKETSAN’s SUNGUR missile in a test that advances Türkiye’s work on unmanned air-to-air capability.
Aerospace
Sentinel ICBM Stack Completes Ahead of 2027 Test
The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have completed vertical assembly of an inert LGM-35A Sentinel stack ahead of a planned 2027 flight test.
Aerospace
ASFAT and KEYVAN Partner on Indigenous Military Aviation Data
ASFAT and KEYVAN Aviation have signed a cooperation protocol to meet military aviation data requirements with domestic capabilities and jointly pursue defence a…
Aerospace
HÜRKUŞ-II Completes Türkiye’s First National Military Type Certification Process
Turkish Aerospace’s HÜRKUŞ-II received its Military Type Certificate on 9 September 2026 after a national certification programme covering 1,790 requirements, 9…
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Naval
General Dynamics Gets $194.1M SLCM-N Fire-Control Modification
General Dynamics Mission Systems has received a $194.1 million modification for SLCM-N fire-control subsystem engineering, with $135.3 million obligated at awar…
Aerospace
GE Targets More Than Double Fighter-Engine Deliveries by 2032
GE Aerospace plans to more than double combined deliveries of F110 and F404/F414 fighter engines by 2032 as demand rises across U.S. and international programme…
Unmanned
STM Validates TUNGA-X and TOGAN-NEST in Field Tests
STM has conducted field tests covering TUNGA-X counter-UAS activity, TOGAN-NEST persistent surveillance, TOGAN-M smart nesting and TOGAN/SpecDrone SIGINT integr…
Naval
Turkish S-70B SeaHawk Fires L-UMTAS GM and IIR TEMREN
Türkiye has conducted air-to-surface and air-to-air firings of ROKETSAN L-UMTAS GM and IIR TEMREN munitions from S-70B SeaHawk helicopters in an alternative-con…
Naval
CTech Unveils Hybrid SATCOM–LOS Network for Uncrewed Surface Vessel Swarms
CTech’s hybrid concept uses an AquaARX-equipped gateway USV to connect a UfukLink Mini Pro swarm to remote command and control over SATCOM.