Lockheed Martin has demonstrated drone detection using commercial 5G networks. NetSense combines AI, RF measurements, and existing telecoms infrastructure to provide distributed airspace awareness.
SciTec has won a $93.7 million Space Force radar contract. The programme will create a common digital architecture for modernising ageing ground-based radar infrastructure.
Collins Aerospace has secured a major Chinook avionics support contract. The $472 million ceiling covers engineering, obsolescence management, modernisation, and more reusable avionics architectures.
Teledyne FLIR has shipped its 3,000th Ranger surveillance radar system. The Laval-built family now serves defence, border, infrastructure, and counter-UAS applications across more than 40 countries.
Boeing has advanced a low-cost seeker through rapid flight testing. The modular radar design uses adapted commercial components and is intended for multiple offensive and defensive weapon families.
Leonardo DRS has expanded SGT STOUT counter-drone capability through software. A US Government test defeated smaller Group 1 and Group 2 unmanned aircraft without new mission-equipment hardware.
Britain and Australia are advancing joint AESA radar cooperation plans. QinetiQ and CEA Technologies will explore UK integration, testing, assurance, and industrial participation.
Patria and KNDS will localise German CAVS vehicle production capacity. The framework shifts assembly, integration, and technology transfer into Germany ahead of a 2027 production ramp.
CSG has disclosed a €100 million Polish ammunition components agreement. The deal supports Dezamet’s serial 155mm production as Poland expands domestic artillery capacity.
Lockheed Martin is funding a new modular hypersonic payload architecture. MPDS is intended to reuse proven missile-body technology across offensive and defensive missions while reducing integration effort and production complexity.