United States: Air Force Secretary visits Ellsworth as B-21 Raider facilities milestone advances next-generation bomber preparations
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink visited Ellsworth Air Force Base from June 30 to July 1. The visit focused on updates about the 28th Bomb Wing’s B-1B Lancer operations and preparations to onboard the B-21 Raider.
Embraer delivers strongest second-quarter performance in 16 years as KC-390 and A-29 support defence output
Embraer delivered 65 aircraft in the second quarter of 2026, marking its strongest second-quarter delivery performance in 16 years.
Kongsberg secures NOK 4.7 billion contract to supply JSM anti-ship missiles to undisclosed new customer
Norwegian company Kongsberg announced on 30 June that it had signed a contract with an undisclosed country for the delivery of JSM guided anti-ship missiles.
NATO strengthens Baltic and Black Sea air and missile defence through Flexible Deterrence Option missions
NATO Allies strengthened their collective defence posture through two Flexible Deterrence Option missions conducted on 25 and 30 June.
German Air Force completes record A400M non-stop flight to Hawaii to test long-range transport and refuelling capability
The German Air Force has reported the successful completion of a record A400M Atlas transport flight from Wunstorf air base to Hawaii.
NATO AIRCOM Industry Day advances counter-drone innovation for Eastern Sentry and wider multi-domain air defence posture
Military and civilian experts, industry representatives and government officials gathered at Headquarters Allied Air Command on 30 June and 1 July for AIRCOM Industry Day 2026.
Quantum Systems raises $1.2 billion Series D to scale multi-domain autonomous systems and deepen Airbus defence partnership in Europe
Florian Seibel, co-CEO and co-founder of Quantum Systems, said: “The future is unmanned. Defence will be defined by autonomous systems that can operate together across domains in real time.”
Rheinmetall secures international order for four Skynex air defence systems in deal worth several hundred million euros
Rheinmetall has secured a major international order for four Skynex air defence systems.
U.S. Strategic Command chief visits Dyess Air Force Base to highlight B-1B readiness and B-21 transition
U.S. Navy Adm. Rich Correll, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, visited Dyess Air Force Base on June 23-24, 2026.
U.S. Navy tests 3D-printed F/A-18 Super Hornet repair method to speed forward maintenance
The U.S. Navy is developing a 3D-printing repair method intended to cut F/A-18 Super Hornet composite repair time by about 50 percent.
Airbus Defence and Space and Brave1 launch strategic partnership to accelerate Ukrainian battlefield technology innovation
Airbus Defence and Space has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Brave1, Ukraine’s central government-led defence technology coordinator.
GCAP explained: UK, Italy and Japan build industrial framework for next-generation fighter programme
The Global Combat Air Programme is a trilateral initiative launched in 2022 by the governments and industries of the United Kingdom, Italy and Japan.