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  • Jackal 3 reaches the end of its first production run

    Jackal 3 reaches the end of its first production run

    Babcock has completed Britain’s initial 123-vehicle Jackal 3 production run. The milestone closes the first build while leaving UK industry positioned for possible follow-on vehicles, mission-system upgrades, fleet support, and export work.

  • NAMIB puts a radar hunt inside the Rafale team

    NAMIB puts a radar hunt inside the Rafale team

    Dassault and Harmattan have flown NAMIB with a Rafale F4. The demonstration connects radar detection, geolocation, autonomous flight, targeting data, and crewed-aircraft integration within a compact European electronic-warfare system.

  • Japan takes unmanned mobility into the surf zone

    Japan takes unmanned mobility into the surf zone

    Japan is advancing an unmanned amphibious vehicle for island operations. The full-scale prototype combines marine propulsion, autonomous control, land mobility, communications, and maintainability in one of the harshest environments faced by an uncrewed platform.

  • India’s HAPS approval moves persistence towards procurement

    India’s HAPS approval moves persistence towards procurement

    India has approved a fixed-wing high-altitude pseudo-satellite acquisition requirement programme. The decision opens a demanding domestic aerospace opportunity spanning lightweight structures, solar generation, energy storage, flight control, communications, and persistent intelligence payloads.

  • Aladdin gives Australian airlift a low-cost logistics layer

    Aladdin gives Australian airlift a low-cost logistics layer

    Australia has launched Aladdin from a C-130J during Jericho Dawn. The air-dropped drone extends small-load resupply options while testing whether a rapidly developed system can be manufactured, stored, and supported at useful scale.

  • DDG 131 exposes the workload behind Flight III

    DDG 131 exposes the workload behind Flight III

    DDG 131’s christening exposes the workload behind Flight III production. Radar integration, workforce depth, and supplier timing will shape the line’s pace.

  • Second MQ-25 flight puts software on the test line

    Second MQ-25 flight puts software on the test line

    MQ-25’s second flight places software directly onto the production line. Landing-gear cycles and revised code now feed directly into carrier integration.

  • Pentagon’s crypto deadline reaches the factory floor

    Pentagon’s crypto deadline reaches the factory floor

    Pentagon post-quantum deadlines now reach deep into defence manufacturing systems. Long-life platforms, embedded hardware, factories, and supplier networks must migrate years before final deadlines.

  • Trident award keeps missile production on a 2040s clock

    Trident award keeps missile production on a 2040s clock

    Lockheed’s Trident award sustains a uniquely specialised strategic weapons workforce. D5LE2 must modernise ageing technology while preserving confidence across American and British submarine fleets.

  • EU Space Act puts cyber testing before launch

    EU Space Act puts cyber testing before launch

    Europe’s proposed Space Act moves cybersecurity into satellite production cycles. Manufacturers and operators would face pre-launch testing, faster reporting, and stricter lifecycle assurance.