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Airbus will build the first IRIS² low-orbit satellite production layer. At least 66 spacecraft are due during 2029, carrying Thales payloads that will provide military Ka-band connectivity for European users.
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The Netherlands intends to acquire one Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft. A Swedish-Dutch Letter of Intent covers the proposed purchase and longer-term cooperation, although Saab has not yet received an order.
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France has ordered eight Airbus U050 Capa-X drones for evaluation. Army and Navy systems will arrive during 2027 following land and maritime trials of the modular 120kg UAS.
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Teledyne has secured a $15.4m European drone energetics supply contract. Immediate deliveries support an unnamed manufacturer moving advanced uncrewed systems towards production, with the relationship potentially exceeding $50m.
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Thales will supply governmental payloads across 330 planned IRIS² satellites. The initial €500m order covers secure communications electronics for both low-Earth-orbit layers of Europe’s sovereign connectivity programme.
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France has selected THUNDART for sovereign long-range precision land strike. MBDA and Safran will establish a joint venture covering development, production, support, and future evolution towards operational autonomy in 2030.
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Nevesbu has completed a SIGMA corvette refurbishment concept for Indonesia. The three-month engineering study moves four Diponegoro-class ships towards detailed platform and combat-system integration design.
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Eutelsat and Skynopy will build Global AKAR ground infrastructure network. More than 100 antennas are planned by 2029, with software-defined access intended for commercial, institutional, defence, and other sensitive satellite applications.
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SandboxAQ has flight-tested AQNav aboard Northrop Grumman’s Lumberjack UAS platform. The trial paired magnetic and visual navigation to improve resilience when satellite positioning is unavailable, jammed, or spoofed.
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EDGE and Safran plan Brazilian solid rocket motor production capability. The agreement also covers missiles, loitering munitions, coastal defence, navigation, actuation, optronics, and seeker technologies.