Aerospace

Fire Point’s FP-7.X test advances Ukraine’s domestic interceptor production effort.

MBDA’s MICA NG firing advances Rafale air-to-air missile qualification work.

Denmark’s planned JASSM-ER buy strengthens Nordic long-range strike production pipelines.

Türkiye’s İHA-230 brings heavier strike payloads to uncrewed aircraft operations.

GBU-76/B planning refreshes America’s hard-target weapon production chain once again. The programme spans penetrator design, guidance resilience, software, testing, aircraft integration, and long-term sustainment.

China’s Z-21 signals heavier ambitions for battlefield rotary-wing production capacity.

Romania’s Super Puma plans put helicopter assembly back into focus. Local production work could strengthen H225M and H175M sustainment, skills, and regional defence manufacturing depth.

Grille X4 moves German evacuation UAV production beyond prototype stage. The maiden flight begins a tougher phase of repeatable manufacture, safety assurance, and battlefield support integration.

AeroVironment is expanding advanced production capacity in Ohio facilities today. The investment adds pilot-scale and mid-volume manufacturing space near Dayton’s defence research ecosystem.

Romania has ordered two Leonardo C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft. The Next Generation aircraft will support emergency response, firefighting, medevac, search and rescue, and tactical mobility.