Aerospace
Leonardo Selects Shield AI Hivemind for Proteus
Leonardo will integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind SDK into Proteus to develop new autonomous maritime missions, following the rotorcraft’s January 2026 maiden flight…
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Aerospace
Japan, US Agree AMRAAM Assembly and SM-3 Expansion
Japan and the US agreed to establish an AMRAAM final assembly and checkout facility in Japan and exchange technical information to increase SM-3 Block IIA produ…
Industry
Kongsberg Q3 2026 Backlog Reaches NOK 174.2B
KONGSBERG reported a record NOK 174.2bn order backlog, NOK 23.3bn third-quarter order intake and 50% revenue growth, driven by air defence and missiles.
Air Defense
US Army and Lockheed Martin Redirect GMLRS Rocket in Flight
Lockheed Martin says a HIMARS-launched GMLRS rocket received updated targeting data in flight and struck a moving target at White Sands Missile Range.
Aerospace
Lockheed Wins $694M for AGM-183A ARRW Production
Lockheed Martin wins a $694 million AGM-183A ARRW production award, marking a procurement milestone after a stop-start development programme.
Industry
ASELSAN Backlog Hits $30.7B in 2026 Q3 Results
"ASELSAN closed September 2026 with a $30.7bn order backlog, $14bn in new contracts and TL151.5bn in nine-month revenue, while scaling production capacity."
Naval
UK to Lead Three AUKUS Undersea Payloads for 2027
Britain will lead three AUKUS Pillar II undersea payload developments after Maritime Big Play trials in San Diego, with deployment targeted from 2027.
Unmanned
STM TUNGA-X Intercepts Drone During Türkiye Naval Exercise
STM reports that TUNGA-X intercepted a representative UAV during TURNAs-2026; the naval exercise does not constitute independent operational acceptance.
Aerospace
US Air Force Plans $1.06B F-47 Test Campus at Nellis
A draft solicitation and FY2027 budget material outline an approximately $1.057 billion F-47 operational-test campus at Nellis Air Force Base. The proposed faci…
Naval
Spain and Navantia Define F110 IAMD Frigate for Fleet Defence
"Spain’s navy and Navantia are designing an integrated air and missile defence variant of the F110 frigate, with a larger missile magazine and next-generation c…
Naval
Thales Opens Australian Towed-Array Sonar Production Hub
Thales Australia and the Commonwealth opened a co-invested sonar manufacturing facility at Rydalmere, Western Sydney, with a 100-metre production hall for towed…
Aerospace
ASELSAN KGK-84 Completes First F-16 Qualification Firing
ASELSAN’s KGK-84 winged guidance kit completed its first qualification-range firing from an F-16 at the Sinop test area, striking a maritime target. ASELSAN att…
Naval
CACI Wins Up to $281M US Navy Electromagnetic Warfare Task
CACI announced a five-year Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane task order valued at up to $281 million covering electromagnetic spectrum research, analysis, test…
Unmanned
USSOCOM Purchases TEKEVER UAVs After Acceptance Trials
TEKEVER announced a US Special Operations Command purchase of uncrewed aerial systems following validation, acceptance flights and training. The company did not…
Industry
EDGE Completes Italian CMD Engine Acquisition
The UAE’s EDGE Group completed its acquisition of a controlling stake in Italian propulsion specialist CMD, following a conditional agreement announced in May.…