Aerospace
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Terra Drone has made a second strategic investment in Ukraine’s interceptor drone sector, adding fixed-wing capability from WinnyLab to its layered counter-drone portfolio.
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Airbus has maintained confidence in Eurodrone despite French uncertainty. The company has also removed long-running A400M production-risk language, pointing to a steadier industrial outlook for two major European defence aerospace programmes.
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Rolls-Royce has opened a Bristol additive manufacturing cell. The MoD-backed facility will produce critical next-generation engine components and support GCAP, future combat power, and propulsion development.
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Sigma Advanced Systems has secured a seven-year Rolls-Royce agreement. The £300m deal will see the India–UK manufacturer supply high-precision, safety-critical components and assemblies for aerospace programmes.
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The US Army has tested Project Golden Shield, a counter-UAS network linking sensors, effectors, command systems, and tactical vehicles. The exercise shows armoured-force protection moving towards modular systems that can be integrated, produced, upgraded, and sustained across manoeuvre formations.
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Castelion has secured a $105 million U.S. Navy contract to integrate its Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon onto the F/A-18 Super Hornet.
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Saab’s GlobalEye remains a live option in NATO’s airborne surveillance renewal as the alliance assesses future command-and-control aircraft requirements.
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Defence production moved deeper into Hannover Messe’s industrial technology mainstream. The fair’s Defense Production Area reflected a wider shift toward manufacturing readiness, secure digital infrastructure, resilient supply chains, and the ability to accelerate national defence capacity at shrinking notice.
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Aerodata and Dynauton have signed an MoU to adapt the AeroForce X unmanned aircraft for Indian ISR requirements over land and sea.
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SSC Space and Kuva Space have signed an LoI covering ground systems, launch support, mission development, and analytics tied to security and institutional space demand.