News
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BAE Systems will export CMWS missile warning kits to allies. U.S. Army foreign military sales contracts worth $137m cover deliveries to allied nations, expanding a system already fitted to more than 40 aircraft types.
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France has ordered Aliaca Vertical drones for naval surveillance tasks. The DGA order makes the French Navy the first operator of Airbus’ VTOL Aliaca configuration, with deliveries due to begin in May 2026 after qualification.
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Elbit has won over $100m for new IDF digitisation contracts. The work covers advanced digital warfare and border defence systems, integrating C4I networks, sensors, and effectors across tactical formations.
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Boeing will modernise the C-17A cockpit to extend fleet life. A U.S. Air Force contract funds a modular, open-systems avionics refresh aimed at resolving obsolescence and supporting new capabilities through 2075.
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Honeywell and LIG Nex1 have signed a new MoU framework. The agreement sets out a non-exclusive path to collaborate on UAV technologies spanning UCAVs and collaborative combat aircraft, with additional scope for selected space, electromagnetic defence, and cybersecurity applications.
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Airbus is assessing a higher-capacity A350 derivative programme next decade. With widebody backlogs rising and A350 production still ramping, any move to add a larger A350 variant would lock in long-term investment across final assembly, structures, and engine support.
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NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre is rewriting how the Alliance exercises. A new five-year campaign plan shifts training away from headquarters process drills toward theatre-wide, operationally grounded scenarios, using modelling, simulation, and AI-enabled tools to pressure-test real plans through 2030.
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CISA has ordered federal agencies to remove unsupported edge devices. A new Binding Operational Directive targets end-of-support hardware and software at network perimeters, citing persistent exploitation risks where vendors no longer provide security updates or patches.
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UK government has pledged £80m to expand defence skills training. Funding will support more student places on strategically relevant courses, with universities and colleges in England able to bid for support aligned to Defence Industrial Strategy workforce needs.
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KNDS has secured a 269-vehicle CaMo order for Benelux forces. The contract adds Griffon, Serval, and Jaguar platforms for Belgium and Luxembourg, aligning land forces more closely with France’s SCORPION standards for interoperability.