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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
MGI Engineering Reveals T-022 Vortex Autonomous Collaborative Platform for UK’s Storm Fighter Program
Oxfordshire-based MGI Engineering announced the T-022 Vortex on 24 July 2026, pitching the autonomous collaborative platform as a bid for the United Kingdom’s Storm Fighter...
Leonardo–Baykar LBA Systems Drone Venture Reaches Full Operational Readiness at Farnborough
Leonardo and Baykar have declared their LBA Systems joint venture fully operational, announcing at the Farnborough International Airshow that the necessary regulatory authorizations are in...
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.
Raytheon UK Unveils Red Kite, a Sovereign Glide Weapon Built on StormBreaker for the RAF
Raytheon UK unveiled Red Kite at Farnborough, a sovereign glide weapon built on the StormBreaker airframe to give the RAF affordable stockpile mass.
Saab Wins SEK 8.7bn TKMS Order to Arm Germany’s MEKO A-200 Frigates
Saab won a SEK 8.7 billion order from TKMS to supply 9LV combat management, Sea Giraffe radars and superstructures for Germany's four MEKO A-200 DEU...