roject FlyTrap 4.5 provided a two week window for vendors to demonstrate how their systems could detect, discriminate or defeat simulated drone threats operating in NATO airspace.
An MQ-9 Reaper launched and landed without a runway on 8 October 2025 at Kadena Air Base in Japan, marking the first operation of its kind.
After years of uninterrupted cost growth and mounting implementation problems, the programme to modernise the avionics of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft to the TR-3/Block 4 standard has already exceeded its planned budget by more than six billion US dollars and is five years behind schedule.
Germany is negotiating with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)for additional Arrow 3 interceptor missiles and for an extension of the Heron TP drone agreement.
Lockheed Martin announced on 21 November that the German state secretary visited the company’s Fort Worth facilities.
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has completed the final round of sea trials for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128).
NATO’s Critical Undersea Infrastructure Network met on 20 and 21 November 2025 in Rome to step up coordination between civilian and military experts on the security of cables and pipelines.
Counter-drone spending in particular is exploding, driven by Ukraine, Gaza and daily drone incursions across NATO airspace, with the EU pledging billions to build a new ‘drone wall’ along its eastern flank.
Embraer has delivered the second C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft to the Hungarian Air Force during a ceremony at Kecskemét Air Base attended by Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky and senior officials.
BAE Systems has received a contract to deliver 44 additional CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Denmark, building on a previous 2024 order for 115 vehicles.
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and ICEYE have signed a Letter of Intent at the NATO Arctic Space Forum to examine broader cooperation in mission development, satellite operations and launch services.
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Romania is strengthening NATO’s eastern flank through its expanding F-16 capability and the European F-16 Training Center, supported by Lockheed Martin’s training expertise.
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