Aerospace

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.

Peru has selected Viper Shield for its new F-16 fleet. The electronic warfare suite joins an active production programme scaling towards 233 systems across eight customer nations.

StandardAero has secured new long-term work supporting Air Force T56s. The ten-year contract covers depot repair and overhaul for engines, modules, and components supporting global C-130 fleets.

Aerodata has publicly unveiled its AeroForce X MALE aircraft prototype. The German programme targets 40-hour endurance and a 1.3-tonne mission payload, with the current manned prototype due to begin flight testing later in 2026.

Kratos has secured international orders for GAIA ground station systems. Orbit’s 5.5-metre and 6.1-metre antennas support S-, X-, and Ka-band links across Earth observation, satellite communications, defence, and other space missions.

Elve has qualified its 100W millimetre-wave amplifier platform for space. The TRL 8 milestone follows flight-like environmental testing under a US Space Force SBIR Phase II contract, with an orbital demonstration planned next.

US hypersonic test infrastructure enters a broader modernisation programme phase. Velocity Alliance projects cover specialist engineering, construction, process systems, equipment repair, controls, and other test-facility requirements.

Eurofighter’s IPA6 test aircraft has now passed 1,000 flight hours. The instrumented Typhoon supports avionics, weapons, flight-control, and refuelling development before changes reach operational aircraft.

Germany’s first F-35A has entered final assembly at Fort Worth. Finishing and low-observable coating work precede flight and German pilot-training activity in the United States.