Aerospace
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Ondas is assembling a broader defence manufacturing base at speed. Its latest acquisition run spans autonomous aircraft, missile protection, ISR systems, and heavy military engineering platforms.
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Belrise has bought a qualified path into British aerospace machining. Its Chester Hall acquisition adds approved capability in a supply chain where certification, traceability, and customer trust define value.
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AIAA says defence readiness is increasingly a factory-floor issue now. Its latest priority-setting warns that qualification delays, fragile supply chains, and workforce shortages are constraining aerospace output more than the engineering itself.
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GE Aerospace is widening Europe’s engine capacity with fresh investment. The company’s new spending plan targets production, testing, and skills across five countries as military and commercial demand continue to pull on the same industrial base.
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H55 is pushing aviation batteries into larger aircraft categories. Its 200 kWh energy storage system is supporting RTX’s hybrid-electric demonstrator, extending a previously flight-proven battery architecture toward regional aircraft scale.
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Safran deepens US electrical systems support for defence fleets today. Its expanded Sarasota facility brings more aircraft electrical repair, overhaul, engineering, and lifecycle support into one site, with implications for both readiness and supply-chain resilience.
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High-voltage aircraft power architecture passes an important industrial test. Collins Aerospace says the HECATE programme has reached TRL5, validating a high-voltage electrical distribution architecture intended for future hybrid-electric aircraft.
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Vertical moves battery manufacturing closer to aircraft certification this year. The UK company has launched an automated pilot line for Valo battery packs, bringing pack assembly, testing, and validation nearer to its certification programme and early commercial production plans.
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Hybrid-electric aircraft power systems have cleared an important industrial test. HECATE’s latest milestone matters beyond civil aviation, because military aerospace is wrestling with the same power, heat, and integration constraints.
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Europe’s AMRAAM supply chain is edging closer to Belgian soil. If RTX shifts AIM-120C-8 work to Belgium, NATO gains nearer-term capacity while U.S. lines concentrate on newer missiles.