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  • Williamtown precinct gives Australia’s F-35 work a factory base

    Williamtown precinct gives Australia’s F-35 work a factory base

    Australia’s Hunter region is gaining a new air-power industrial precinct. The site will support IAMD, F-35 sustainment, software, integration, and training.

  • Indonesia turns KF-21 from factory project into fighter buy

    Indonesia turns KF-21 from factory project into fighter buy

    Indonesia has stepped back from domestic KF-21 fighter manufacturing plans. Procurement attention now shifts toward direct aircraft acquisition, sustainment, and support.

  • Ellsworth starts building the B-21 support machine

    Ellsworth starts building the B-21 support machine

    Ellsworth has accepted its first B-21-specific facilities for Raider operations. The completed buildings show how stealth bomber readiness depends on low-observable maintenance, secure fit-out, specialised hangars, and sustainment infrastructure before operational service begins.

  • F-47 puts Boeing’s St Louis factory under the spotlight

    F-47 puts Boeing’s St Louis factory under the spotlight

    Boeing’s St Louis campus will build America’s F-47 fighter fleet. The sixth-generation programme places advanced manufacturing, classified engineering, workforce depth, and long-term supplier capacity at the centre of future US airpower.

  • BlueVision turns maritime surveillance into software infrastructure

    BlueVision turns maritime surveillance into software infrastructure

    Havelsan has introduced BlueVision for AI maritime surveillance and perception. The system brings object detection, sensor fusion, USV support, and dark-vessel awareness into a software-defined layer for naval and security platforms.

  • Europe’s interceptor race reaches the seeker

    Europe’s interceptor race reaches the seeker

    Destinus and TNO are targeting Europe’s interceptor seeker bottleneck directly. Their planned Dutch venture would industrialise active RF radar seekers for air-defence interceptors, supporting guidance performance, production sovereignty, and counter-drone scalability.

  • CAPINT puts Europe’s tank future on test tracks

    CAPINT puts Europe’s tank future on test tracks

    KNDS France is pushing ASCALON closer to armoured production reality. CAPINT links unmanned turret work, scalable firepower, protected crew layouts, and future Leclerc replacement pressures with Europe’s difficult route toward next-generation heavy armour.

  • Belgium rebuilds air defence with NASAMS and Skyranger

    Belgium rebuilds air defence with NASAMS and Skyranger

    Belgium is preparing a layered air-defence package worth about €3.1bn. NASAMS and Skyranger would give the country medium-range and short-range protection, while adding demand for interceptors, programmable ammunition, sensors, vehicles, and shared support routes.

  • Britain’s F-35A decision widens the Lightning fleet

    Britain’s F-35A decision widens the Lightning fleet

    Britain’s F-35A decision significantly expands the UK Lightning fleet structure. The purchase adds NATO dual-capable aircraft obligations while creating fresh basing, sustainment, training, security, and support-infrastructure demands around RAF Marham.

  • Raynesway turns AUKUS into a factory job

    Raynesway turns AUKUS into a factory job

    Rolls-Royce has started major Raynesway expansion work in Derby today. The project will add manufacturing capacity, create skilled roles, and support nuclear reactor production for Royal Navy and future Australian submarine programmes.