News
-
India is widening private access to DRDO technology and infrastructure. New measures cover software source code, test facilities, funding, and technology transfer.
-
L3Harris has secured $60 million for continued C-HOBS sensor production. Cincinnati manufacturing will supply radar proximity sensors that allow US Air Force crews to programme munition detonation height for different target effects.
-
Northrop Grumman has vertically assembled a complete inert Sentinel missile. The four-month Pathfinder campaign validated transport, stacking, interfaces, and test-pad procedures ahead of the programme’s planned first flight in 2027.
-
PBS Aerospace has doubled turbojet test capacity at Roswell facility. Two additional test cells and a 10,000 sq ft expansion support annualised capacity of 5,000 engines while further production growth is prepared.
-
Lockheed Martin is expanding Vectis production to five aircraft total. Four additional internally funded airframes will accelerate flight testing, manufacturing development, and production learning ahead of the autonomous aircraft’s planned first flight by the end of 2027.
-
The US is investing $450 million in domestic tungsten capacity. Elmet will expand manufacturing, refining, and allied mineral sourcing while supporting a separate defence-stockpile agreement carrying a ceiling of up to $2 billion.
-
AFSOC has cleared Havoc Spear for wider operational use today. The AGM-190A evaluation moves Leidos’s compact cruise missile towards broader platform integration as production capacity expands in Huntsville.
-
Fortaegis has raised $50 million to scale secure silicon production. The funding will support commercial deployment of hardware-rooted security across defence, autonomous systems, telecommunications, AI infrastructure, and other distributed computing environments.
-
Isembard has opened a 160,000 sq ft factory in London. The Southwark site combines precision machining, metrology, robotics, and software development while serving defence, aerospace, and robotics customers.
-
Patria will supply MUSCL passive radars to a NATO customer. The undisclosed European member will receive multiple sensor stations, spares, training, and support for deployable air surveillance and counter-UAS operations.