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Babcock has taken a further £140m charge on Type 31. The cost increase highlights the industrial risk of fixed-price warship contracts when design maturity, rework, inflation, and shipyard sequencing collide.
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The UK has approved StormBreaker as an interim F-35B stand-off weapon. The move gives the Lightning fleet a near-term precision option while SPEAR 3 integration continues toward the early 2030s.
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The UK has selected four industry teams for the next Project NYX phase. The programme will test how autonomous aircraft can extend Apache missions while creating new demand for sensors, payloads, autonomy software, and airframe integration.
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Australia has demonstrated HIMARS movement from ship to shore. The trial adds a practical logistics layer to Canberra’s long-range fires build-up, where launchers, munitions, connectors, and future littoral vessels must operate as one deployable system.
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Terra Drone has secured its first domestic defence UAV order. The ATLA contract gives Japan’s drone sector a production foothold as Tokyo expands unmanned systems procurement and pushes more capability through domestic supply chains.
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AEVEX has secured an $18.5m U.S. Air Force contract for autonomous aircraft for one-way attack missions, adding production momentum to additive-manufactured Group 3 UAS designed for rapid fielding and scalable output.
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SubSea Craft has moved its upgraded MARS unmanned surface vessel into production, advancing a compact UK-built maritime autonomy platform shaped by testing, modular payload work, and demand for deployable uncrewed naval systems.
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The UK will procure 72 RCH 155 remote-controlled howitzers under a nearly £1bn contract, creating new work for Rheinmetall, KNDS UK, Sheffield Forgemasters, and the wider British land-systems supply chain.
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Japan has offered Indonesia Mogami-class frigates and submarines as Tokyo expands defence export activity and Jakarta reviews options for naval modernisation, industrial cooperation, and undersea capability.
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Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace will manufacture its Kaal Bhairava autonomous combat aircraft in Portugal, giving the Indian-designed platform an overseas production route and a stronger position in Europe’s fast-moving autonomous systems market.