EDGE, the UAE defence group, has completed its purchase of a controlling stake in Italian engine maker CMD S.r.l. and is already in talks over large-volume orders of engines for its unmanned aerial systems.
Lockheed Martin has completed its acquisition of Ultra Maritime, expanding its anti-submarine warfare business with sonar systems, sonobuoys and torpedo defense technologies.
Skunk Works is expanding Vectis production ahead of the aircraft’s planned first flight in 2027.
Lockheed Martin wants to upgrade the F-35 to deliver 80% of the capability of a newly designed sixth-generation fighter at half the cost, Chief Executive Jim Taiclet said.
Northrop Grumman expects higher B-21 Raider production later this decade following investments in additional manufacturing capacity, Chief Executive Kathy Warden said.
Pratt & Whitney has begun building a $100 million facility in Rzeszów, Poland, to increase production capacity and introduce manufacturing of critical rotating engine components.
The organisation outlined its workload and expansion prospects as it marked its 25th anniversary near Bonn on 20 October.
L3Harris Technologies is expanding its Camden, Arkansas, site to increase large solid rocket motor manufacturing capacity sixfold and support the U.S. Air Force’s Sentinel missile program.
RTX plans to raise production of four missiles by two to four times under multiyear Pentagon contracts, investing in its factories and suppliers to support an expansion that will run through 2030.
Lockheed Martin delivered 43 F-35 Lightning II fighters in the third quarter, bringing its total for the year so far to 94.
TKMS Chief Executive Oliver Burkhard said the naval shipbuilder expects to sustain profitable growth and expand internationally after increases in revenue, profitability and its order backlog.
Australia’s EOS Defence Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned VOP CZ to look at working together on wheeled armoured vehicle programmes for the Czech Army.
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