Aerospace

Gelion completes independent lithium-sulfur drone mission testing with QinetiQ successfully. The cells sustained 3C operation and repeated 6C pulses while completing representative take-off, cruise, and landing profiles.

NOEMI and SkyHop will assess fifteen amphibious aircraft for India. The commercial agreement also leaves open future local manufacture and assembly of electric and hybrid aircraft.

Northrop Grumman has received another major DARC Site 2 award. The $215.9 million modification funds antenna manufacture, long-lead equipment, and pre-construction work for the proposed UK deep-space radar.

Castelion has secured another Navy award advancing Blackbeard hypersonic production. The $89.997 million order funds manufacturing, exportability engineering, logistics, and transition towards a Navy programme of record.

ICEYE has established a permanent defence technology base in Amsterdam. The local operation will support engineering, industrial co-development, training, and the Netherlands’ growing sovereign military space capability.

Quantum Systems has opened a new Huntsville defence engineering office. The 3,200 sq ft site will support unmanned-system development, customer integration, autonomy, simulation, and manufacturing engineering.

Collins Aerospace has completed altitude testing of its EPACS system. The trials exercised the F-35 power and thermal architecture across mission-representative loads and simulated operating altitudes.

Kratos is expanding Spartan engine output for Boeing’s JDAM LR. Long-lead components are already being procured for a larger 2027 production run at its Auburn Hills propulsion facility.