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.
With Iveco Defence up for sale, Italy may lose a key military supplier
Numerous firms from around the world are reportedly ready to put in offers for IDV, with Spanish media suggesting Spain’s Indra is ready to pay €1 billion.
L3Harris breaks ground on new rocket motor plant in Virginia
Aerojet Rocketdyne is expanding its solid rocket motor production in Virginia primarily for the Javelin anti-tank system.
Turkey’s STM targets Southeast Asian market with new ship design
The pitch aligns with Turkey’s growing focus on Asian defense markets.
RTX delivers first radar to MDA that can track hypersonic weapons
With a new Gallium Nitride array, the AN/TPY-2 radar can now detect hypersonic weapons at greater ranges, earlier in the flight path.
Army halts tactical UAS competition without clear plan forward
As the Army looks to do away with its current pursuit of a future tactical drone, the plan to fill the mission is murky.
Army zeroes in on expendable drone needs for future buys
The Army is close to establishing a set of requirements for procuring expendable drones from multiple vendors.
Army explores ultra-long-range launched effects to spy from the sky
The Army is examining concepts to deploy ultra-long-range launched effects from platforms like its rapidly maturing HADES spy plane.
TUSAŞ and Airbus team up on jet trainer pitch for Spanish Air Force
The partnership aims to combine Airbus’s experience in aircraft design, production and training with TUSAŞ’s Hürjet jet trainer.
Navy leaders look to expand munitions options as supplies run low
Operations against Houthi militants in the Red Sea have drawn down missile supplies potentially needed for future operations.
