Aerospace

France and Ukraine have mapped Rafale procurement and weapons production. The programme also covers SAMP/T NG batteries, radars, training, support, and accelerated interceptor deliveries.

GE Aerospace will power Britain’s proposed AW149 helicopter fleet programme. The industrial plan connects Yeovil assembly with engine support in Gosport and component manufacturing in Newton Abbot.

Alloy Wire is pursuing further aerospace growth after rising orders. New furnaces, rolling equipment, floor space, and material stocks support its expansion into safety-critical applications.

KIZILELMA has completed its first JET-230 maritime strike firing successfully. The test joins Baykar’s uncrewed aircraft with Roketsan’s stand-off weapon, targeting chain, and production infrastructure.

BAE Systems will equip South Korea’s F-15K fleet with EPAWSS. The programme combines established American production with complex aircraft integration, mission-data support, and continuing software development.

The US Air Force is planning early T-7A capability upgrades. Navigation resilience, collision avoidance, flight-control changes, emergency support, and cockpit improvements must be introduced while production, certification, and fleet entry continue.

Dassault and Harmattan have flown NAMIB with a Rafale F4. The demonstration connects radar detection, geolocation, autonomous flight, targeting data, and crewed-aircraft integration within a compact European electronic-warfare system.

India has approved a fixed-wing high-altitude pseudo-satellite acquisition requirement programme. The decision opens a demanding domestic aerospace opportunity spanning lightweight structures, solar generation, energy storage, flight control, communications, and persistent intelligence payloads.

Australia has launched Aladdin from a C-130J during Jericho Dawn. The air-dropped drone extends small-load resupply options while testing whether a rapidly developed system can be manufactured, stored, and supported at useful scale.

MQ-25’s second flight places software directly onto the production line. Landing-gear cycles and revised code now feed directly into carrier integration.