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Safran and Babcock Deepen Franco-British Defence Cooperation with New Memorandum of Understanding.

Safran Electronics & Defense, a leading provider of advanced defence technologies, and Babcock International Group have announced plans to deepen their collaboration across multi-domain mission systems, aircraft engines, space...

June 18, 2025
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Air Platforms
Mergers & JV

Avio Aero Teams Up with Safran and MTU Aero Engines to Develop Power Solutions for Europe’s Next-Generation Military Helicopters.

Safran Helicopter Engines, MTU Aero Engines, and Avio Aero—three leading engine specialists—have joined forces to bolster European sovereignty. The companies plan to develop the ENGHE (European Next Generation Helicopter...

Drone Forge Places First Order for Airbus Flexrotor.

Australian aerospace start-up Drone Forge and Airbus Helicopters have entered into an agreement to acquire six Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system (UAS) packages, totaling 17 aircraft, marking the largest single...

June 18, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

KNDS France Unveils the SERVAL Counter-UAV Variant for Threat Identification and Neutralization.

As part of the premium segment of the VLTP program, the French DGA has placed an order for 530 SERVAL vehicles through the temporary joint venture between KNDS France...

June 18, 2025
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Communication and Electronics
R&D

Teledyne FLIR OEM Boosts Defense Readiness with NDAA-Compliant Thermal Imaging Technologies.

Teledyne FLIR OEM, a division of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today announced that its range of dual-use thermal camera modules—Neutrino®, Boson®, Hadron™, and Lepton®—now comply with the National Defense Authorization...

June 18, 2025
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Air Platforms
Mergers & JV

Airbus Collaborates with Singapore to Explore Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming Using the H225M.

Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) has entered into an agreement with Airbus Helicopters to develop crewed-uncrewed teaming capabilities involving the RSAF’s H225M Medium Lift helicopter and Airbus...

Lithuania Selects Embraer’s C-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft to Bolster Military Readiness.

The Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania has officially selected the Embraer C-390 Millennium as the country’s next-generation military transport aircraft. This decision represents a major milestone in boosting...

June 18, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

AV and UAS Denmark Form Strategic Alliance to Strengthen Allied UAS Capabilities in Europe.

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hans Christian Andersen Airport in Odense, Denmark, which hosts the UAS Denmark Test Center. This agreement...

BAE Teams Up with U.S. Army to Develop Upgrades for the Battle-Tested M109 Paladin Platform.

BAE Systems has teamed up with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM-AC) to advance the M109-52 Self-Propelled Howitzer prototype. Through a Cooperative Research and Development...

June 17, 2025
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Training and Simulation
R&D

Indra Integrates AI into Simulators, Cutting Tactical Battle Scenario Generation Time to Minutes.

Indra is integrating an AI-driven system into its simulators that enables the creation of tactical training scenarios in just minutes—dramatically cutting down what previously took days and considerable effort....