US shipyard HII expands in UK to service growing Europe UUV business
The enlarged HII site in Portchester, England, will now be able to assemble the company’s Remus 620 medium-class modular unmanned underwater vehicles.
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Dassault Aviation invests in Harmattan AI at €1.4 billion value
The partnership will help Harmattan develop embedded artificial intelligence for Dassault Aviation’s future air combat systems, the companies said.
Trump threatens to cut Raytheon’s government contract
President Trump said he would cut the defense giant’s government contracts if it does not accelerate weapons production and act to rein in stock buybacks.
US Marine Corps taps Northrop, Kratos to build Valkyrie drone wingmen
The U.S. Marine Corps' Valkyries will run using Northrop's autonomous Prism software, and use a sensor and technology package tailored to fit in a drone.
Babcock, Frankenburg plan launcher for ‘smallest’ anti-drone missile
Tallinn, Estonia-based Frankenburg says it aims to develop missile systems that are ten times cheaper and a hundred times faster to produce.
Lockheed to triple production of interceptor missiles in Pentagon deal
The PAC-3 is an interceptor missile engineered to strike and destroy inbound adversary missiles, including tactical ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.
Elbit sells new batch of Iron Fist protective kit for CV90 vehicles
Elbit stated that the new contract follows a milestone achieved in September 2025, when executives staged a live-fire demonstration in Europe.
Europe’s 2025 defense winners include Saab, Rheinmetall; FCAS falters
The rising tide of higher defense budgets in Europe lifted most industry boats, though some more than others.
China sanctions 20 US defense companies over arms sales to Taiwan
The announcement of the U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, valued at more than $10 billion, has drawn the ire of Beijing.
Japan’s Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China
Japan's draft defense budget for fiscal 2026 is up 9.4% from 2025.
US Navy to develop new class of smaller, more ‘agile’ combatant ships
The first hull is expected to hit the water in 2028 as a more nimble companion to the Navy’s larger warships, Navy Secretary John Phelan said.
KNDS, maker of Leopard battle tank, plans stock-market listing in 2026
Shares in Europe’s publicly traded defense companies have surged since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Thales touts mini-sonar for underwater drones ahead of UK Navy pitch
Possible use cases include equipping underwater drones to act as an uncrewed “loyal wingman” for a nuclear attack submarine, a company executive said.
As US ramps up munitions production, South Korea and Australia want in
Hanwha Aerospace and Lockheed Martin are taking different routes to partake in the massive push to replenish America's artillery shells and rockets.
Kongsberg, Helsing team up for European satellite-intel constellation
The cooperation will include setting up local satellite production in Germany to create “a self-reliant European defense capability,” the companies said.
Pentagon taps more than 1,000 companies that could work on Golden Dome
BAE Systems, L3Harris and Elbit America are some firms the Missile Defense Agency selected as potential vendors for a national missile defense shield.
Europe ponders how to ready industry for war, without being at war
European leaders have been reluctant to adopt the dramatic rhetoric of French President Emmanuel Macron, who has called for a shift to a “war economy."
