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  • Northrop agreements expand interceptor capacity

    Northrop agreements expand interceptor capacity

    Northrop Grumman has signed two missile-production agreements worth $3 billion. The arrangements add a second PAC-3 rocket motor source and increase output of THAAD interceptor structural components.

  • First SPY-6(V)4 array enters Wallops testing

    First SPY-6(V)4 array enters Wallops testing

    Raytheon has installed the first SPY-6(V)4 radar array at Wallops. Land-based testing will support the USS Pinckney backfit and subsequent Flight IIA destroyer modernisation through mid-2028.

  • Northrop agreements expand interceptor capacity

    Diehl and BAE advance naval integration

    Diehl and BAE Systems will integrate naval gun technologies jointly. Their agreement covers 127 mm ammunition for the Mk 45 Mod 4 and potential IRIS-T compatibility with BAE Systems launchers.

  • NH90 Block 1 enters flight testing

    NH90 Block 1 enters flight testing

    NHIndustries has started flight testing the NH90 Block 1 configuration. The upgrade adds Link 22, improved navigation, new electro-optical equipment, weapons functions, and enhanced anti-submarine warfare sensors.

  • Northrop agreements expand interceptor capacity

    Ukraine automates defence supplier risk checks

    Ukraine is automating initial checks on prospective military equipment suppliers. A YouControl partnership will consolidate sanctions, ownership, debt, criminal case, and security-risk data while retaining human verification.

  • Rheinmetall pitches 64-cell GMF 140 frigate

    Rheinmetall pitches 64-cell GMF 140 frigate

    Rheinmetall has unveiled its new 6,000-tonne GMF 140 guided-missile frigate. The concept combines 64 strike-length VLS cells, Aegis integration, ballistic-missile defence, anti-submarine systems, and long-range strike.

  • Northrop agreements expand interceptor capacity

    Dutch ASW frigates gain uncrewed sonar vessels

    Thales has begun designing uncrewed vessels for Dutch ASW frigates. Each 12-metre craft will carry an adapted FLASH dipping sonar, extending detection range without exposing the host ship.

  • Northrop agreements expand interceptor capacity

    Australia launches first Defence Research Centre

    Australia is establishing its first secure national Defence Research Centre. The inaugural programme will connect government, industry, universities, and research organisations around operational energy technology.

  • American Rheinmetall wins Army autonomous logistics contract

    American Rheinmetall wins Army autonomous logistics contract

    American Rheinmetall will deliver hybrid autonomous vehicles for Army logistics. The 18-month Project Sustainment contract combines commercial vehicle production, autonomous driving, and natural-language control.

  • General Dynamics expands F-35 cyber support

    General Dynamics expands F-35 cyber support

    General Dynamics will expand cyber support across the F-35 enterprise. The $43.6 million modification covers networks, data, software, service-desk operations, and information assurance through July 2027.