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.
Anduril pairs with Korean shipbuilder to design new unmanned platforms
Anduril and HD Hyundai will collaborate to pair American software and autonomy with South Korean mass manufacturing in shipbuilding.
Silvus and Kagwerks marry radios, chest rigs for battle communications
Silvus Technologies in January announced a $3.5 million deal with the U.S. Army's PEO C3T for StreamCaster radios and expanded operational testing.
Lockheed chosen to build new homeland missile defense interceptor
Missile Defense Agency has chosen Lockheed Martin to build the Next-Generation Interceptor that will replace current ones in its homeland defense system.
Opinion
Get the US Navy’s frigate program back on schedule
Failure to return the FFG-62 to the expected cost and schedule will further erode confidence in Navy acquisition management.
Marines pick three companies for loitering munitions program
The weapon would give squads and platoons air firepower at their fingertips.
Brazilian Air Force, Embraer launch study for surveillance fleet
A military source tells Defense News that Brazil has started looking for options to replace its P-3AM Orion maritime patrol aircraft starting in 2031.
SPY-7 radar tracks live space objects ahead of delivery to Japan
The ongoing round of live testing is meant to ensure the current iteration of hardware and software are fully integrated with the Aegis combat system.
MDA awards Lockheed $4.1B contract to upgrade battle command system
The new upgrades to the C2BMC system include enabling it to safely pass data between allies and partners globally and connect to space sensors.
Opinion
Without change, US Navy’s future fleet looks too ambitious for industry
For industry to execute the plans in the Future Years Defense Program, major improvements will have to take place.
