News
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ThinKom will deliver Alecto microwave prototypes for Army counter-UAS trials. Initial funding covers one system, integration work, and government-led field testing planned for 2027.
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StandardAero has secured new long-term work supporting Air Force T56s. The ten-year contract covers depot repair and overhaul for engines, modules, and components supporting global C-130 fleets.
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Washington has opened a route to foreign-built lead naval ships. The policy couples initial overseas construction with US yard investment, technology transfer, workforce development, and domestic follow-on production.
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US Army planners are testing industry capacity for Bradley sustainment. The requirement combines repair, obsolete-part sourcing, vehicle validation, and mechanic training for Ukraine’s M2A2 ODS-SA fleet.
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Ukraine now fields more than seventy AI-enabled defence systems operationally. The programme links computer vision, GPS-denied navigation, targeting, and large battlefield datasets to a rapidly expanding domestic drone sector.
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Babcock has signed three Danish agreements covering hybrid naval systems. The partnerships target autonomy integration, standardised interfaces, and wider Danish industrial participation.
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Sweden is allocating SEK 500 million to ammunition capacity projects. Five industrial proposals cover propellant charges, fuzes, explosives, and small-calibre ammunition under an EU co-financing route.
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Aerodata has publicly unveiled its AeroForce X MALE aircraft prototype. The German programme targets 40-hour endurance and a 1.3-tonne mission payload, with the current manned prototype due to begin flight testing later in 2026.
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Kratos has secured international orders for GAIA ground station systems. Orbit’s 5.5-metre and 6.1-metre antennas support S-, X-, and Ka-band links across Earth observation, satellite communications, defence, and other space missions.
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Raft has secured a five-year Army data and AI contract. The $99 million IDIQ creates an enterprise procurement route for software platforms, data integrations, secure compute infrastructure, and support across Army organisations.