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.
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Aerospace
US Navy Places Up to $200M Blackbeard Production Order
The US Navy has placed a production and delivery order worth up to $200 million for Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic weapon.
Naval
MARTAC and SŌLACE Add Capacity for 100 Devil Ray USVs a Year
MARTAC and SŌLACE Boats have formed a production partnership intended to add capacity for more than 100 Devil Ray USVs annually.
Aerospace
BAE Systems Launches Shadow EW for Small Airborne Platforms
BAE Systems has unveiled the Shadow family of compact electronic-warfare systems for small uncrewed and crewed airborne platforms.
Aerospace
AFSOC Validates AGM-190A Havoc Spear in Combat Evaluation
AFSOC says the AGM-190A Havoc Spear struck two targets during a combat evaluation, advancing a low-cost modular cruise-missile programme.
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.
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…