Baykar vows to produce military drones at Piaggio sites in Italy
Italian enterprise minister Adolfo Urso said the deal ensured “a great future for a company that has had a glorious past, an icon of Made in Italy.”
Europe
US vendors tussle over Norway’s maritime-surveillance drone business
Northrop Grumman and General Atomics are vying for a deal, as U.S. manufacturers fear losing prominence in Europe.
US Air Force tests third-stage rocket motor for next nuclear missile
Northrop Grumman has also carried out other tests of Sentinel ICBM components, including a fly-off test of its nose cone shroud.
South Korea hires LIG Nex1 to make new maritime missile, replace SM-2
The South Korean company is required to complete development of the Ship-to-Air Missile-II by 2030.
New pact deepens Fincantieri’s stake in seabed warfare business
The shipbuilder signed a deal with Italian energy firm Saipem to integrate that company's underwater drones into Fincantieri's ships and submarines.
France’s Naval Group wins $6 billion Dutch submarine project
The Dutch are slated to get a conventionally powered version of the French Barracuda submarine, offering shallow-water maneuvering and long reach.
CQ Brown visits Lockheed plant with lawmakers to press Ukraine case
Lockheed Martin’s Camden plant produces both the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, which is a coveted long-range firing system.
Anduril attack drone deemed ‘accurate and effective’ in Dugway trials
Footage showed an Altius-700M shooting out of a ground-based launcher, cutting through the air and then crashing into a mock surface-to-air missile system.
MBDA books record orders amid European air-defense rush
The pan-European missile maker has seen demand grow in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Leonardo banks on space, cybersecurity, AI for double-digit growth
Italy's state-controlled defense giant predicted that by 2028 its annual order tally will rise to $24.7 billion.
Opinion
Congress’ FY24 budget must help the microelectronics industry
Modern weapons systems contain a technology stack consisting of semiconductors, integrated circuit substrates and printed circuit boards.
