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Skyhammer has gained a clearer counter-drone performance reference point today. The UK turbojet interceptor’s reported effectiveness figure now shifts attention toward production repeatability, seeker performance, training, launch support, and quality control as demand rises for lower-cost kinetic air-defence systems.
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Boeing will modernise Poseidon aircraft for American and Australian fleets. The $121.2m order reinforces the industrial weight of maritime patrol sustainment, where sensor refresh, mission-system updates, retrofit capacity, and allied interoperability now shape anti-submarine warfare readiness.
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Thales and Hanwha are aligning Chunmoo munitions with X-Fire launchers. The work gives Europe another route into mobile precision fires, where launcher integration, missile stockpiles, reload systems, and production speed are becoming central to NATO’s long-range strike capacity.
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China has shown fresh missile configurations during a Rocket Force drill. Footage of a DF-17 launch and a possible upgraded DF-26 points to continued work on mobile launchers, guidance packages, terminal control, and strike systems designed for contested operating environments.
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17Tech is opening a Kyiv defence technology R&D validation centre. The Finnish accelerator will help European startups validate products with Ukrainian soldiers and defence experts.
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HII will support US Navy shipboard elevator readiness work globally. The $418m contract covers repair, maintenance, training, and rapid-response support across carriers and amphibious ships.
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Airbus has moved Tiger Mark III into ground testing phase. The upgrade adds sensors, avionics, weapons integration, and future drone links to Europe’s attack-helicopter fleet.
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Allison will supply transmissions for CV90 MkIV armoured vehicle production. The $250m order highlights how drivetrains shape Europe’s armoured-vehicle manufacturing capacity.
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Shield AI is integrating autonomy software with Spanish drone systems. The partnership with UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía points to software-defined capability across European unmanned aircraft.
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Hensoldt and Fire Point are developing ballistic missile defence capability. FREYJA combines German radar expertise with Ukrainian missile and launcher production experience.