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  • Northrop’s Jackal test advances lower-cost precision strike

    Northrop’s Jackal test advances lower-cost precision strike

    Northrop Grumman’s Jackal missile has completed key flight testing successfully. The test validated propulsion, navigation, autopilot control, and high-speed manoeuvring during precision-strike development.

  • Australian Army moves NASAMS toward service

    Australian Army moves NASAMS toward service

    Australia’s NASAMS trials sharpen industry focus on mobile air defence. The work brings launchers, sensors, missiles, vehicles, software, and sustainment into one production challenge.

  • Romania orders C-27J aircraft for emergency and tactical air mobility

    Romania orders C-27J aircraft for emergency and tactical air mobility

    Romania has ordered two Leonardo C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft. The Next Generation aircraft will support emergency response, firefighting, medevac, search and rescue, and tactical mobility.

  • Northrop’s Jackal test advances lower-cost precision strike

    Ukrainian drone order shows scale of FPV production model

    Ukraine’s latest drone order shows tactical FPV production scaling rapidly. The 16,500-system procurement underlines how tactical UAV warfare has become a high-volume industrial contest.

  • Hexigone raises £1.2m for corrosion technology

    Hexigone raises £1.2m for corrosion technology

    Hexigone’s funding targets corrosion protection for defence assets and infrastructure. The Welsh advanced materials company has secured £1.2 million to accelerate sustainable inhibitor technology for naval, marine, and industrial coating systems.

  • Northrop’s Jackal test advances lower-cost precision strike

    HD Hyundai and Skaramangas target European naval build work

    Greek and Korean shipyards are aligning on naval production capacity. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Skaramangas will explore vessel construction, MRO, USVs, and manned-unmanned maritime systems.

  • Northrop’s Jackal test advances lower-cost precision strike

    Davie begins Texas icebreaker shipyard modernisation

    Davie’s Texas shipyard investment targets specialist polar vessel production capacity. The Gulf Copper modernisation will support US Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutter construction and aims to rebuild complex shipbuilding capability across Galveston and Port Arthur.

  • Northrop’s Jackal test advances lower-cost precision strike

    Microamp brings 5G mmWave tactical networks into UK MoD trials

    Microamp will trial tactical 5G networking with UK defence users. The mmWave system will support secure, low-latency communications for sensors, command networks, and autonomous systems.

  • Northrop’s Jackal test advances lower-cost precision strike

    American Rheinmetall expands US manufacturing capacity

    American Rheinmetall is expanding production capacity for Army modernisation programmes. A $41 million investment across six US facilities will add machining, inspection, turret, mobility, and automation capability for combat vehicles, launchers, and tactical systems.

  • Northrop’s Jackal test advances lower-cost precision strike

    Vietnam C-130 sustainment case signals airlift pathway

    Vietnam’s C-130 sustainment package signals a possible airlift pathway forward. The proposed US support case covers tools, parts, software, training, logistics, and contractor engineering services.