SSC Space and Kuva Space have signed an LoI covering ground systems, launch support, mission development, and analytics tied to security and institutional space demand.
Testing around large language models used in U.S. defence workflows has sharpened focus on source integrity, foreign influence, and assurance controls for generative AI.
The US Army’s FY2027 request reinforces its land-modernisation push with fresh funding for XM30 production and the wider Next Generation Command and Control architecture.
L3Harris has secured a second customer for its AERIS X airborne early warning aircraft, broadening demand for a Global 6500-based approach to AEW&C.
A planned €300 million ammunition plant in Estonia will add new European production capacity for 155mm shells, mortar ammunition, and 122mm rockets from 2028.
Rheinmetall’s FV-014 loitering munition has entered a new phase with a Bundeswehr framework agreement that points to sustained European production rather than limited fielding.
Tiberius Aerospace has completed a live firing of its Sceptre 155mm ramjet round, combining howitzer launch, ramjet ignition, and powered flight in a major propulsion milestone.
The UK has opened a new call to AI companies to help strengthen national cyber defence, while adding funding and supply-chain expectations to its resilience agenda.
KAI has advanced Surion transmission localisation with assembly and installation work on a domestically developed main gearbox, pushing a core rotorcraft system further into flight-test territory.
A new £50 million growth deal aims to draw more Northern Ireland SMEs into defence, backing secure R&D, skills development, and a broader regional supply chain.