Taiwan’s Red Falcon II anti-armour rocket strengthens domestic production of portable infantry weapons, with improvements in penetration, weight, range, and night-fighting capability aimed at coastal, urban, and distributed defence.
Aerospace growth has lifted UK manufacturing output despite inflation pressure. The sector led annual gains, while energy costs and labour constraints continued to squeeze real productivity.
Astrolight has commissioned Greece’s Holomondas optical ground station for CubeSats. The site will support high-speed laser communications under ESA-backed Greek connectivity work.
Saronic is preparing to support Taiwan’s unmanned maritime requirements with autonomous surface vessels and AI-enabled command-and-control, adding another layer to Taiwan’s fast-expanding domestic and partner-supported maritime defence production base.
Hanwha Aerospace has shown the KAAV-II prototype, pushing South Korea’s marine vehicle programme into a more demanding phase built around high-speed amphibious mobility, unmanned turret integration, survivability, and serial production readiness.
Raytheon will develop software-defined radar capability for future naval sensors. The work supports multi-mission operation and improved spectrum sharing for U.S. Navy systems.
South Korea’s latest helicopter approvals add weight to its maritime aviation and attack helicopter modernisation, extending demand across airframes, sensors, weapons, engines, sustainment, and integration work tied to Indo-Pacific deterrence.
Northrop Grumman has won a RangeHawk contract for hypersonic testing. The award adds airborne telemetry and tracking capacity for advanced U.S. weapons trials.
France has ordered mobile Giraffe radars for short-range air defence. The systems will support counter-UAS, site protection, and deployable air surveillance missions.
Ukraine is readying a domestically designed glide bomb for combat. The weapon moves wartime precision-strike development into local production through Brave1 and DG Industry.