Aerospace

Estonia is approaching a decision on long-range missile defence procurement. September budget talks will determine the programme’s scope and preferred supplier before detailed contract negotiations begin.

Patria plans Finnish drone production with Ukraine’s General Cherry partnership. The letter of intent covers several uncrewed aircraft classes while leaving production volumes, site details, and customer orders to later agreements.

Britain and Ukraine have signed a new defence AI partnership. The arrangement opens Avengers battlefield data to British developers while supporting low-power chips and a separate SCALP assembly initiative.

Tobyhanna-built motors powered an Army drone beyond eight hours aloft. The endurance attempt also tested domestic propulsion production, rapid airframe manufacture, and a wider effort to qualify US-made small-UAS components.

Pentagon planners are opening a new hypersonic weapons concept competition. The Strategic Capabilities Office wants multiple manoeuvrable, precise designs covering different stand-off ranges, booster sizes, and payload packages.

The US Navy has revealed Raytheon’s new AIM-424 Malice missile. The 1,500lb weapon is officially rated beyond 250 nautical miles and is intended for fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-generation combat aircraft.

Saab has revealed its A3-001 uncrewed combat aircraft concept publicly. The full-scale model points towards a low-observable autonomous platform for electronic warfare, air-defence suppression, precision strike, and future crewed-uncrewed teaming.

SynQor has added a higher-power filter for military electrical systems. The MCOTS-F-28-T-HE supports 40A and 600W continuous operation while protecting 28V architectures against severe electrical disturbances.

PyroGenesis has secured a US defence-backed titanium powder research order. The first commercial purchase from the unnamed applied-research facility covers coarse-cut Ti64 feedstock for electron beam melting.