News



  • Japan orders next batch of upgraded Mogami frigates

    Japan has ordered three more upgraded Mogami frigates from MHI.


  • Bell deepens MV-75 supplier stack

    Bell’s latest MV-75 supplier awards move FLRAA deeper into production planning, with Collins taking five aircraft systems across a multi-state work package.


  • Airbus readies Valkyries for sovereign combat teaming

    Airbus is preparing two Valkyries in Germany for first flight with a European mission system, giving Europe a faster route into collaborative combat aircraft.


  • Europe moves upstream on shell production

    Fresh TNT investment in Sweden and Poland signals a harder industrial turn in Europe’s ammunition expansion, with chemical capacity moving to the front of the agenda.


  • UK completes first contracted F-35 batch

    The final aircraft in the UK’s initial 48-jet F-35B order has arrived, shifting the programme from fleet build-up toward sustainment, availability, and upgrades.


  • Cambodia corvette arrival sharpens regional yard race

    Cambodia’s first corvette delivery and Thailand’s frigate competition push Southeast Asian naval modernisation further into the shipbuilding, integration, and support arena.


  • US missile demand surges in FY2027

    The FY2027 US defence budget request expands missile demand across services, putting new pressure on plants, suppliers, and production networks already stretched by rising requirements.


  • Navantia expands Anadolu lifecycle support role

    Navantia has secured a new lifecycle-support role on TCG Anadolu, extending its work into maintenance, technical support, documentation, and training beyond the ship’s original build phase.


  • Estonia redirects CV90 replacement funds to new priorities

    Estonia is shelving a major new CV90 buy and redirecting funding into air defence, drones, firepower, mobility, and situational awareness while extending the life of its existing vehicle fleet.


  • French LPM update sharpens Eurodrone pressure

    France’s revised military planning debate has intensified scrutiny of Eurodrone, pushing delay, infrastructure burden, industrial complexity, and operational fit back into focus for Europe’s flagship MALE UAV programme.