Aerospace

Anduril is exploring Nissan’s Oppama plant for Japanese drone production. The talks bring automotive capacity, workforce conversion, autonomous systems, and local defence manufacturing into the same industrial frame.

Kratos is putting propulsion factories behind affordable strike ambitions now. The Spartan turbojet ramp highlights engines as a production bottleneck for missiles, loitering munitions, and autonomous systems.

AMRAAM’s next variants are drawing allied funding into development work. RTX’s agreement covers D4 and C9 design activity, export-partner finance, and future production pressure.

Britain’s combat air demonstrator is now testing the factory itself. The aircraft brings GCAP risk reduction into structures, software, propulsion integration, ejection systems, and digital manufacturing.

Airbus and Kawasaki will study Eurodrone for Japanese submarine surveillance. The work links long-endurance UAV production with maritime sensors, P-1 integration, and Indo-Pacific ASW demand.

US lawmakers have backed fresh funding for E-7 Wedgetail development. The decision preserves airborne battle-management production and mission-system integration work.

Airbus is raising C295 output at its Seville assembly line. Demand remains strong for tactical transport, surveillance, and special-mission aircraft.

Belgium has received its first Airbus H145M from Donauwörth site. The 20-aircraft programme links military and police modernisation with European rotorcraft production and sustainment demand.

Lockheed Martin is now moving hypersonics closer to production discipline. NXGB has completed preliminary design review, with affordability, scalability, and multi-platform launch central to its development path.