Northrop Grumman has reduced a bolt-installation task on its F-35 avionics production line from hours to minutes using a collaborative robot.
The mission will contribute to NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence along the Alliance’s eastern flank.
The award gives Boeing a second sixth-generation combat aircraft program following its selection for the U.S. Air Force’s F-47 in 2025.
The award follows Boeing’s recent delivery of F-15EX-22, the first aircraft under the Lot 3 contract.
Northrop Grumman has won an $18.8 million U.S. Army contract to develop solid-fuel ramjet propulsion for prototypes of a longer-range counter-drone missile.
U.S. and British forces sank the retired frigate ex-USS Klakring off Scotland during Atlantic Thunder 2026, a joint exercise involving ships, aircraft and a submarine.
The award is intended to support a rise to record production levels as demand grows from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and international customers.
Boeing said flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base in California has reached the test points needed for the graduates to begin training in a T-7A delivered to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.
The company said the spending is intended to meet manufacturing demand and support future aerospace programmes.
The programme is intended to double the country’s submarine production rate and establish a continuous output of one attack boat every 18 months.
Kongsberg has signed a framework agreement to supply and support Naval Strike Missile launch equipment for the U.S. Marine Corps, with a potential value of up to $404 million.
Huntington Ingalls Industries says its Odyssey autonomy software could help crewed warships direct fleets of unmanned vessels through contested waters, including during mine-clearance missions.
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