defence-industry

U.S. Navy awards Raytheon SM-6 contract worth up to $24.4 billion to expand missile production for strike and defense missions

The U.S. Navy has awarded RTX’s Raytheon a five-year contract valued at up to $24.4 billion to accelerate SM-6 missile ...
defence-industry

L3Harris targets sixfold increase in large solid rocket motor capacity with Arkansas expansion backed by more than $1 billion

L3Harris Technologies is advancing construction of an Arkansas propulsion campus expected to increase large solid rocket ...
defence-industry

Royal Air Force says £190 million Airbus support deal will raise daily mission-capable Atlas aircraft availability by 30%

The Royal Air Force expects a £190 million support contract extension with Airbus to raise daily availability of fully ...
defence-industry

RTX’s Pratt & Whitney names Amy Comer to lead Military Engines, supporting propulsion programs for U.S. forces and allies

RTX’s Pratt & Whitney has named Amy Comer president of its Military Engines business, effective Jan. 1, 2027. She will ...
defence-industry

ARX Robotics and DEUTZ deliver Gereon systems for Ukraine in 12 weeks, setting course for expanded unmanned vehicle production

ARX Robotics and DEUTZ have delivered the first Gereon unmanned ground systems built at DEUTZ’s Ulm plant for the Armed ...
defence-industry

BWX Technologies says $189 million contract will supply nuclear reactor fuel for U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers

BWX Technologies has secured a contract worth approximately $189 million to manufacture and deliver fuel for the U.S. Naval ...
defence-industry

U.S. Navy’s largest Gray Flag tests allied aircraft and weapons connections across more than 750 sorties before deployment

Military aircraft flew more than 750 sorties during Gray Flag 2026 to uncover integration faults before deployed aviators ...
defence-industry

Lockheed Martin says Europe supplies 25% of each F-35 by value, with Patria expanding Finnish airframe and engine production

Europe produces 25% of the value of every F-35 built, according to Lockheed Martin, with Finland’s Patria now manufacturing ...
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Boeing says first full-rate MH-139A Grey Wolf order advances U.S. Air Force fielding for strategic missile security missions

Boeing has received an order for four MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters, the first award under full-rate production for the ...
defence-industry

Finland’s first F-35 Lightning II fighters begin phased fighter transition, with NATO integration and Arctic security central to operational plans

Finland presented its first two F-35A Lightning II fighters in Rovaniemi on October 1 as it begins building a capability ...
defence-industry

BAE Systems wins $16 million contract to strengthen U.S. Navy carrier landing system against GPS jamming with M-Code upgrade

BAE Systems will develop an encrypted M-Code GPS solution for the U.S. Navy’s carrier landing system under a $16 million ...
defence-industry

Raytheon says USS Ted Stevens will expand U.S. Navy’s SPY-6 radar fleet to counter ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles

The U.S. Navy will commission USS Ted Stevens on October 3, adding another Flight III destroyer equipped with Raytheon’s SPY-6(V)1 radar to its active fleet.