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Rheinmetall’s output statements sharpen Europe’s ammunition capacity debate again today. Armin Papperger’s comparison with US output puts shell bodies, energetics, skilled labour, supplier conversion, and automotive sector overlap at the centre of Europe’s rearmament manufacturing challenge.
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Speartooth’s first US export moves Australian undersea autonomy into service. C2 Robotics’ large uncrewed undersea vehicle highlights allied demand for scalable naval systems, where pressure tolerant structures, energy storage, autonomy software, payload modularity, testing, and repeatable assembly expand underwater capability beyond crewed submarine fleets.
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China’s compact cruise missile design puts stealth carriage under focus. The internally carried concept links stealth aircraft design to missile production, with bay geometry, shaping, thermal control, propulsion packaging, release safety, and repeatable surface quality driving future air-launched strike manufacturing.
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China’s Type 100 tank signals a systems-led shift in armour. Its unmanned turret, active protection, and sensor fusion push production beyond hull fabrication, with electronics, software assurance, power management, battlefield networking, and maintainable digital architecture now shaping how next-generation armoured vehicles are built, tested, deployed, and sustained at scale globally.
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Online Oceans has raised £4m to scale manufacturing of Scout autonomous surface vessels and Tether fleet software for defence, maritime security, subsea infrastructure, and ocean data markets.
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Kinetic7 is positioning its hydrogen-on-demand technology for US defence and federal markets, focusing on field energy, thermal functions, and reduced fuel logistics in austere environments.
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Rolls-Royce’s AE 3007N engine powered the US Navy MQ-25A Stingray through its first production-representative flight, advancing the unmanned tanker toward carrier integration.
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Peraton has achieved CMMC Final Level 2 certification, strengthening its ability to handle controlled unclassified information across US defence and national security programmes.
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BAE Systems has started production of its NavGuide GPS receiver. Initial deliveries are under way for the field-installable M-Code unit, which replaces DAGR while keeping compatibility with existing mounts, cables, accessories, and platform installations.
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US Special Operations Command is shifting MQ-9 investment toward air-launched effects, swarm pods, and human-machine interfaces, turning the Reaper into a control node for distributed unmanned systems.