EDGE Completes Acquisition of Italian Engine Maker CMD, Targets Large-Volume Drone Engine Orders
EDGE has completed its acquisition of Italian engine maker CMD, with drone engines and large-volume orders as the immediate priority.
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EDGE Completes Acquisition of Italian Engine Maker CMD, Targets Large-Volume Drone Engine Orders
EDGE has completed its acquisition of Italian engine maker CMD, with drone engines and large-volume orders as the immediate priority.
Airbus Flies U740 Valkyrie Combat Drone in Europe for the First Time
Airbus and Kratos flew the U740 Valkyrie in Europe for the first time on 12 October 2026, ahead of further tests of the European MARS mission system.
Profile: MBDA Deluge One-Way Effector
MBDA Deluge, the ex-One Way Effector, is a 500 km turbojet one-way attack munition ordered by France's DGA. Specifications, timeline and rivals compared.
Profile: MBDA Crossbow One-Way Effector Deep Strike Weapon
MBDA Crossbow is an over-800 km one-way effector from MBDA UK, built for Project Brakestop. Specifications, firings, cost and rival effectors compared.
Profile: MBDA Counter Mass Interceptor Counter-Drone Missile
MBDA Counter Mass Interceptor is a low-cost drone interceptor built with Poland's WITU. Specifications, seeker, ASRAAM launcher and rivals compared.
Rheinmetall Unveils GMF 140 Frigate for a North American Campaign
Rheinmetall unveiled the GMF 140, a 140-metre guided missile frigate with 64 strike-length VLS cells, AEGIS and CMS 330, aimed at an unnamed North American procurement project.
Leonardo and BAE Chiefs Float Earlier GCAP Service Entry as Partner Window Narrows
Leonardo CEO Lorenzo Mariani says GCAP entry into service could move forward around two years from 2035, while BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn warns the window for new partner nations…
Hensoldt Doubles Order Intake as Backlog Passes €10 Billion, But Middle East Business Stays Marginal
Hensoldt's H1 2026 order intake doubled to €2.81 billion and backlog passed €10 billion, but Middle East revenue held at 2.1 per cent and the shares fell 5 per cent.
Nordic Air Defence Demonstrates Radio-Silent K100XR Drone Interceptor
Sweden's Nordic Air Defence ran the first public demonstration of its K100XR counter-drone interceptor, a half-kilogram round that treats autonomy as the default and the datalink as optional.
MBDA Launches Counter Mass Interceptor, a Low-Cost Counter-Drone Effector for Surface-Launched ASRAAM
MBDA launched the Counter Mass Interceptor at Farnborough, a low-cost counter-drone effector paired with its combat-proven surface-launched ASRAAM system.
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Why Ukraine Now Prefers Unguided 155 mm Artillery Shells Over Guided Ones
Ukraine's artillery brigades are choosing unguided 155 mm shells over guided rounds like the M982 Excalibur. Here is why – and what the 2S22 Bohdana, SH-15 and NESCOM tell us about Pakistan's own artillery path.
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EIAS 2026: Egypt Expands Its Loitering Munition, Interceptor Drone and C-UAS Offerings
Egypt's AOI, Tornex, Amstone and Aviro showed loitering munitions, interceptor drones and C-UAS at EIAS 2026. What is hardware and what is still renders.
Ukraine’s Defence Market: Who Actually Gets Paid Under the EU’s €28.3 Billion Loan
The EU's €28.3 billion defence component for 2026 is fully allocated. This report maps who can actually win financed work across Ukraine's four connected markets, from Defence Procurement Agency DOT contracts and the Danish model to SAFE, EDIP and the controlled export mechanism opened on 01 July 2026.
MSPO 2026: Air Defence Systems, Loitering Munitions and Low-Cost Cruise Missiles
The 34th MSPO in Kielce brought missile interceptors, counter-drone guns, laser weapons and one-way strike systems together in one hall. A system-by-system look at what Poland, MBDA, WB Group, EOS and Anduril actually put on the floor, and where the published specifications stop.
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