Aerospace
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Indonesia’s Kizilelma procurement is developing into a wider aerospace industrial strategy, combining Turkish unmanned combat aircraft, local production, MRO capacity, and future manned-unmanned teaming with fifth-generation fighter ambitions.
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AFSOC will test rapid disassembly and reassembly of the OA-1K Skyraider II in an operational environment, putting deployability, modularity, austere support, and low-footprint aircraft sustainment at the centre of the programme.
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Aerospace growth has lifted UK manufacturing output despite inflation pressure. The sector led annual gains, while energy costs and labour constraints continued to squeeze real productivity.
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Astrolight has commissioned Greece’s Holomondas optical ground station for CubeSats. The site will support high-speed laser communications under ESA-backed Greek connectivity work.
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South Korea’s latest helicopter approvals add weight to its maritime aviation and attack helicopter modernisation, extending demand across airframes, sensors, weapons, engines, sustainment, and integration work tied to Indo-Pacific deterrence.
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Northrop Grumman has won a RangeHawk contract for hypersonic testing. The award adds airborne telemetry and tracking capacity for advanced U.S. weapons trials.
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Ukraine is readying a domestically designed glide bomb for combat. The weapon moves wartime precision-strike development into local production through Brave1 and DG Industry.
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Aeralis has entered administration after failing to secure development funding. The collapse halts a UK modular jet trainer concept before aircraft production could begin.
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India has completed its first locally assembled C295 military aircraft. The aircraft moves the Tata-Airbus programme from factory set-up into visible production for the Indian Air Force.
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The UK has approved StormBreaker as an interim F-35B stand-off weapon. The move gives the Lightning fleet a near-term precision option while SPEAR 3 integration continues toward the early 2030s.