Aerospace

Allient has published a motor selection whitepaper for UAV engineers. It sets out thrust-to-weight, cooling, and mission-profile trade-offs for propulsion and gimbal drives used in defence and security platforms.

ST Engineering will modify Airbus A330 MRTT+ cabin layouts worldwide. A new MoU with Airbus Defence and Space covers engineering design, certification, and aircraft modification services for an A330 MRTT+ cabin programme.

BAE Systems will export CMWS missile warning kits to allies. U.S. Army foreign military sales contracts worth $137m cover deliveries to allied nations, expanding a system already fitted to more than 40 aircraft types.

Boeing will modernise the C-17A cockpit to extend fleet life. A U.S. Air Force contract funds a modular, open-systems avionics refresh aimed at resolving obsolescence and supporting new capabilities through 2075.

Honeywell and LIG Nex1 have signed a new MoU framework. The agreement sets out a non-exclusive path to collaborate on UAV technologies spanning UCAVs and collaborative combat aircraft, with additional scope for selected space, electromagnetic defence, and cybersecurity applications.

Airbus is assessing a higher-capacity A350 derivative programme next decade. With widebody backlogs rising and A350 production still ramping, any move to add a larger A350 variant would lock in long-term investment across final assembly, structures, and engine support.

Leonardo says Yeovil’s helicopter production depends on programme certainty. The company has warned it cannot carry ongoing costs indefinitely without a clear path on the UK’s New Medium Helicopter requirement and associated industrial workload decisions.

Pentagon has launched a contest for low-cost strike drones quickly. A new “Gauntlet” evaluation will push shortlisted vendors through rapid testing, as the department seeks mass-producible one-way attack UAS capability by 2027.