BAE Systems raises 2026 guidance as £84 billion backlog and U.S. munitions expansion drive first-half earnings growth
BAE Systems raised its full-year guidance after first-half sales increased 9% to £15.77 billion.
U.S. Marine Corps completes 359-aircraft MV-22B Osprey program, shifts fleet to modernization and sustainment through 2055
The U.S. Marine Corps completed the MV-22B Osprey Program of Record on July 28, 2026, with delivery of the 359th aircraft.
Northrop Grumman CEO sees up to $10 billion missile sales opportunity as PAC-3, AARGM-ER and SiAW production ramps up
Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden said missile programs could generate major new sales as U.S. production capacity expands.
NATO procurement agency selects five suppliers for counter-drone framework as Allies seek faster access to C-UAS systems
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has established five framework contracts for tactical and deployable counter-unmanned aircraft systems.
Trump, Zelenskyy discuss Patriot interceptor licenses as Ukraine seeks deeper missile production ties with Lockheed Martin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed licenses that would allow Ukraine to produce interceptors for Patriot air defense systems during talks at the White House.
U.S. Air Force moves Collaborative Combat Aircraft closer to operational use in new Creech flight tests
The U.S. Air Force has tested Collaborative Combat Aircraft in a more operationally realistic environment at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada.
Finnish company YIT wins €30 million contract to build Leopard 2A8 tank assembly and maintenance plant in Lithuania
Finnish construction group YIT has secured a contract worth about €30 million to build a Leopard 2A8 tank production and maintenance facility in Lithuania.
Lockheed Martin CEO says its laser weapon passed first Golden Dome missile-defense test, leading to new Pentagon contract weeks later
Lockheed Martin won a Pentagon contract for a new high-power laser weapon just two weeks after a successful test under the Golden Dome missile defense program.
L3Harris, Lockheed Martin and Pentagon move to quadruple THAAD propulsion output under seven-year missile production plan
L3Harris Technologies, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Department of War have signed a seven-year framework agreement to quadruple propulsion production for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system.
Airbus begins U030 Flexrotor maritime surveillance operations in Baltic Sea for European Maritime Safety Agency
Airbus Helicopters has begun operational maritime surveillance missions with its U030 Flexrotor uncrewed aircraft in the Baltic region under a European Maritime Safety Agency framework.
NATO allies expand F-35 integration in Northern Europe through multinational weapons training in the Netherlands
Dutch and Danish F-35 fighter jets took part in a multinational Weapons Instructor Course at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands from July 6 to July 10.
F-16 Fighting Falcon in action: Romania downs third unmanned aircraft in three days near Black Sea coast
Romania’s Defence Ministry said an F-16 Fighting Falcon shot down an unmanned aircraft on 26 July near the country’s Black Sea coast.