Defence
France orders Airbus VSR700 uncrewed aerial system
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group for the production of six VSR700 uncrewed aerial systems. The VSR700s will be operated...
Saab launches second Polish SIGINT ship
Saab launched second Polish SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) ship from Saab, ORP Henryk Zygalski, took place in Gdańsk, Poland. ORP Henryk Zygalski is the second and final SIGINT ship built for...
RTX provides Blue Canyon satellite for interstellar mission
A Saturn-200 minisatellite, developed by Blue Canyon Technologies—RTX’s small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider—successfully launched this week in support of NASA’s Pandora mission. The mission is designed to study...
EDGE Marks First Participation at DIMDEX with a Large-Scale Defence Capability Display
In its debut at DIMDEX, EDGE will showcase a comprehensive portfolio of advanced defence capabilities in Qatar, spanning unmanned aerial systems, naval platforms, loitering munitions, and cyber technologies. EDGE Group...
HII is Awarded Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD Contract to Advance Homeland Defense
HII (NYSE: HII) announced its Mission Technologies division was awarded a contract for the Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling...
Indra Group and EDGE Agree to Establish Defence Manufacturing Entity in Spain for European Defence Programmes
The new company is intended to address loitering munitions requirements for Spanish and European defence programmes, supported by an estimated EUR 2 billion multi-year order pipeline Production of loitering munition...
Safran Passenger Innovations & Skyted Partner to Enable Silent In-Flight Calls
Skyted, the deeptech startup pioneering silent and confidential voice communication announces the signing of an exclusive agreement with Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI), a leader in In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC)...
Israel Aerospace Industries Announces 3.1 billion USD Contract for Arrow 3 missile defense system with Germany
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced that it signed a contract valued at approximately around 3.1 billion USD with Israel’s Ministry of Defense (IMOD) for the expansion of Germany’s procurement of...
F-35 Breaks Delivery Record, Continues Combat Success in 2025
In a record-breaking year for the F-35 Lightning II program, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered 191 F-35s in 2025, surpassing the previous delivery record of 142 jets. Annual F-35 production is...
Thales powers CES-winning post-quantum chip from Samsung Electronics
Quantum computers, with their unprecedented processing power, will ultimately challenge today’s encryption standards. This is why Thales welcomes the CES 202 recognition awarded to the new post-quantum–ready security chip from...
