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Australia’s Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton enters operational service, expanding persistent long-range maritime surveillance
Australia’s MQ-4C Triton has achieved Initial Operational Capability, giving the Royal Australian Air Force a new long-range surveillance capability across the country’s primary area of military interest.
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CAE USA wins $300 million U.S. Air Force C-130H aircrew training contract, extending prime contractor role at five bases through 2035
Canada, Norway forge strategic defence industry partnership centred on Type 212CD submarines and Arctic security
Lockheed Martin links 16 F-35 simulators across four bases for multidomain combat rehearsal with F-18 and E-2D participants
Australia and New Zealand formalise naval integration through Plan Tasman in an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific security environment
Tekever wins British Army contract worth up to £400 million for AR5 long-range surveillance drones built in Swindon under Project Corvus
Rheinmetall demonstrates networked unmanned systems with German Navy to protect ports and maritime infrastructure at REPMUS26
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Saab wins 15 year Stockholm Västerås Airport contract to expand remote air traffic control operations from Sundsvall
Saab has secured a 15-year contract to install and operate remote air traffic control services for Stockholm-Västerås Airport, with the agreement taking effect on 1 January 2028
Rheinmetall advances Bundeswehr Heavy Infantry Weapon Carrier rollout with simulator approval, enabling training before vehicle deliveries
Rheinmetall has passed the Factory Acceptance Test for its Heavy Infantry Weapon Carrier training system
SSC Space secures prime ground segment role for Airbus Pléiades Neo and next generation Earth observation missions
SSC Space has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space to expand its ground-segment support for the Pléiades Neo mission and the new Pléiades Neo Next programme
ATCO Frontec delivers temporary Arctic base for 350 Canadian troops under accelerated three week deployment
ATCO Frontec has transformed a remote site in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, into a fully operational temporary military base in three weeks to support 350 Canadian Armed Forces personnel
NATO allies test F 35 Typhoon P 8A and E 3A integration in Cobra Warrior as RAF sharpens multinational combat readiness
Aircrews and specialists from five NATO allies are training in the United Kingdom during Exercise Cobra Warrior 26-2, a Royal Air Force-led event designed to test complex multinational air operations
NATO tests large scale airborne readiness as 11 nations conduct multinational airlift and airdrop operations in the Netherlands
NATO allies trained in the Netherlands from 7 to 19 September during Exercise Falcon Leap, combining multinational airlift and airdrop operations to strengthen readiness and interoperability
Thales strengthens Danish defence business with new Connectivity Lab for battlefield communications and systems integration
Thales has opened a new Connectivity Lab in Ballerup, Denmark, to accelerate the development, integration and testing of critical communications technology for the Danish Armed Forces
Terma secures MDA AURORA supply agreement for satellite testing systems supporting high volume manufacturing
Terma has been selected by MDA Space as a supplier to the MDA AURORA programme, providing ground support systems for the company’s software-defined satellite product line
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LandEM&E Group drives indirect fire accuracy with ALKON 122, ALKON 122L, and EGM120
EM&E Group has developed a range of guided munition solutions aimed at increasing the capabilities of different types of munitions by incorporating advanced navigation and trajectory correction technologies.
U.S. Army’s Bradley replacement race enters troop-testing phase with first XM30 prototypes from Rheinmetall and General Dynamics
Lockheed Martin CEO says ATACMS production could move to Germany, opening Arkansas capacity for faster PrSM missile output
L3Harris secures record $4.7 billion PAC-3 MSE propulsion deal from Lockheed Martin to expand U.S. interceptor production capacity
NATO allies test F 35 Typhoon P 8A and E 3A integration in Cobra Warrior as RAF sharpens multinational combat readiness
Aircrews and specialists from five NATO allies are training in the United Kingdom during Exercise Cobra Warrior 26-2, a Royal Air Force-led event designed to test complex multinational air operations
The Italian job in Vienna: What happened to Leonardo’s €400 million offset promise for Austrian industry?
More than six months have passed since Austria signed its agreement to acquire M-346 Block 20 aircraft. Although Italian manufacturer Leonardo pledged to deliver offset projects worth a combined €400 million, not a single agreement involving Austrian industry has yet been concluded.
NATO tests large scale airborne readiness as 11 nations conduct multinational airlift and airdrop operations in the Netherlands
NATO allies trained in the Netherlands from 7 to 19 September during Exercise Falcon Leap, combining multinational airlift and airdrop operations to strengthen readiness and interoperability
Baykar adds UAV 300 supersonic missile to AKINCI arsenal after direct hit on target more than 250 kilometres away
Baykar said its AKINCI unmanned combat aerial vehicle struck a maritime target more than 250 kilometres away with Roketsan’s UAV-300 supersonic ballistic missile in a new firing test
Three of four U.S. F-15E fighters lost during Operation Epic Fury were destroyed by friendly fire in Iran campaign, data show
Friendly fire destroyed three U.S. F-15E fighters during Operation Epic Fury against Iran, accounting for most recorded losses of the aircraft type.
CAE USA wins $300 million U.S. Air Force C-130H aircrew training contract, extending prime contractor role at five bases through 2035
CAE USA has won a $300 million competitive recompete to continue operating the U.S. Air Force’s C-130H Aircrew Training System.
ATCO Frontec delivers temporary Arctic base for 350 Canadian troops under accelerated three week deployment
ATCO Frontec has transformed a remote site in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, into a fully operational temporary military base in three weeks to support 350 Canadian Armed Forces personnel
Thales strengthens Danish defence business with new Connectivity Lab for battlefield communications and systems integration
Thales has opened a new Connectivity Lab in Ballerup, Denmark, to accelerate the development, integration and testing of critical communications technology for the Danish Armed Forces
United States invests $20 million in Finnish TNT plant to expand explosives supply for NATO and Ukraine
The United States has committed $20 million in financial support to a new TNT production facility in Pori, Finland, according to the Finnish Ministry of Defence
Lockheed Martin says $1.2 billion PrSM Increment 2 award advances maritime strike technology and fourfold production expansion
Increment 2 adds a multimode seeker designed to engage moving land and maritime targets, expanding the missile beyond its existing long-range precision-strike role.
Lockheed Martin says $200 million U.S. Army M270A2 upgrade will connect tracked rocket launchers with HIMARS and allied forces
Lockheed Martin has received a $200 million U.S. Army award to recapitalize additional M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems to the M270A2 standard.
Latvia drops planned Archer purchase and selects Czech Morana 155 mm artillery system on cost, delivery and local industry grounds
Latvia has selected Excalibur Army’s Morana 155 mm wheeled artillery system after concluding that a planned purchase of Sweden’s Archer could not be delivered within available funding and approved defence plans.
Australia and New Zealand formalise naval integration through Plan Tasman in an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific security environment
Australia and New Zealand have formalised plans for closer naval integration through a new bilateral framework known as Plan Tasman.
Rheinmetall demonstrates networked unmanned systems with German Navy to protect ports and maritime infrastructure at REPMUS26
Rheinmetall is testing a networked maritime security architecture that combines unmanned platforms, underwater sensors and a mobile command centre at REPMUS26 in Portugal.
USS Abraham Lincoln returns to Indo-Pacific after seven-month Middle East deployment, making logistics stop in Guam
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in Guam on Sept. 19 after nearly seven months of operations in the U.S. Central Command region.
Royal IHC secures first Orka-class submarine order from Naval Group, opening Dutch role in module design, production and installation
Royal IHC has secured its first order from Naval Group for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s new Orka-class submarines.
Leonardo DRS wins contract to supply electric propulsion for South Korea’s KDDX destroyer program, planned to deliver at least six ships
Leonardo DRS has signed a contract with Doosan Enerbility to supply the electric propulsion system for South Korea’s next-generation KDDX destroyer program.
TKMS says its UK unit wins contract to develop next-generation torpedo defence system for current and future Royal Navy submarines
The UK Ministry of Defence has selected TKMS ATLAS UK to develop and supply a new torpedo countermeasure system for Royal Navy submarines.
Terma secures MDA AURORA supply agreement for satellite testing systems supporting high volume manufacturing
Terma has been selected by MDA Space as a supplier to the MDA AURORA programme, providing ground support systems for the company’s software-defined satellite product line
Northrop Grumman to deliver GHOST-R satellite in 24 months to expand U.S. tracking of threats in geosynchronous orbit
The GHOST-R prototype is intended to improve U.S. awareness of activity and potential threats in geosynchronous orbit.
U.S. Space Force chief says service operates on-orbit weapons to defend the Joint Force and sets new combat priorities
U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Douglas Schiess has laid out a three-part plan to strengthen the service’s combat power and integrate space capabilities more deeply into joint operations.
EU and South Korea establish secure satellite working group to assess future integration with the IRIS² connectivity constellation
The European Commission and South Korea have agreed to deepen cooperation on secure satellite communications and assess potential integration with IRIS².
ICEYE leads European consortium chosen by ESA to design sovereign space intelligence architecture for EU security and defence
The European Space Agency has selected the ICEYE-led ARISE consortium to design the architecture for the EU Earth Observation Governmental Service, a planned sovereign space-based intelligence system for European civil security and defence users
L3Harris says RASOR hybrid SATCOM reroutes U.S. military data around jamming and cyberattacks, targets NSA approval in early 2027
L3Harris Technologies expects its RASOR hybrid satellite communications system to receive NSA Type 1 certification in early 2027.