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RTX and intelligent autonomy provider Shield AI announced a new partnership on 1 July 2025 to integrate Shield AI’s capabilities into select RTX defence products such as loitering munitions and sensors. RTX will integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind artificial intelligence (AI)-powered developer platform “to field the first operational weapon powered by networked collaborative autonomy (NCA) – a […]

On 1 July 2025 Boeing announced Steve Parker as president and CEO of its Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business, effective immediately. Parker has served as interim leader of the Boeing business unit since September 2024. “Under Steve’s leadership, our defence business has stabilised its operations, improved programme execution and strengthened relationships with our customers,” Boeing President and […]

French military vehicle specialist Arquus and German commercial vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck are pursuing a strategic partnership, the two companies announced on 3 July 2025. Working together on a project-specific basis, the two companies’ activities under their partnership will include joint vehicle development, production, and sales and services in the area of military wheeled vehicles. […]

BAE Systems and Nammo signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the British Embassy in Oslo on 25 June 2025 to explore opportunities to work together on munitions and energetics, including a potential collaboration on the development of additional rocket motor production capacity in Norway. The agreement, attended by the British Ambassador to Norway, Jan […]

BAE Systems officially opened a major new shipbuilding facility on the River Clyde in Glasgow on 25 June 2025. Named Janet Harvey Hall in honour of one of the many women who stepped into vital industrial roles during the Second World War, the new facility measures 170 m long and 80 m wide and has […]

The international industry partners behind the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) – BAE Systems (UK), Leonardo (Italy) and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co (Japan) – officially launched a joint venture called Edgewing on 20 June 2025 to take the programme forward. Edgewing will be accountable for the design and development of the next-generation combat aircraft […]

South Korea’s Hanwha Systems announced on 23 June 2025 that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US defence contractor Northrop Grumman earlier this year to collaborate on technologies for integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) systems. Through their partnership the two companies will discuss core technologies related to integrated air defence command and […]

Babcock International announced on 5 June 2025 that it has been awarded a three-year contract to prepare for the first nuclear defuelling of a decommissioned Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine in over 20 years. The operations will take place at Babcock’s Devonport facility in Plymouth, marking a significant milestone in the UK’s Submarine Dismantling Project. The […]

BAE Systems unveiled its new shiplift and land level repair complex during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 2 June 2025 at the company’s shipyard in Jacksonville, Florida. The ceremony marked a significant milestone in the company’s USD 250 million (EUR 219 million) investment plans to transform its ship repair capabilities and solidify its role as a […]

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) have entered into a co-operation agreement aimed at fostering further close industrial collaboration to support the defence requirements of Norway, Germany and other allied countries. Under the terms of the agreement the two companies will seek to explore long-term co-operation in existing and future joint programmes […]

Armour manufacturer and vehicle integrator NP Aerospace announced on 27 May 2025 that it has entered into a teaming arrangement with Canadian uniform provider Logistik Unicorp. The pairing brings together NP’s armour and personal protection expertise with Logistik Unicorp’s military apparel expertise, allowing the companies to offer next-generation integrated soldier system solutions to a variety […]

California-based vehicular intelligence company Applied Intuition announced on 28 May 2025 that it has formally launched a UK arm of the business – Applied Intuition UK – with the opening of an office in London. Building on the foundations of its parent company’s civilian autonomous capabilities, Applied Intuition UK, a fully sovereign subsidiary, will focus […]

Serco Inc, a US subsidiary of government services provider Serco, announced on 27 May 2025 that it has completed the acquisition of Northrop Grumman’s mission training and satellite ground network communications software business (MT&S) following receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals. MT&S provides the US military with advanced mission training services and software that enhances satellite […]

Saab CEO Micael Johansson has been elected by the Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) as its new president and chairman of the board, Saab announced on 22 May 2025. Johansson, who previously served as vice chairman of the ASD board, was elected during the association’s board meeting and 2025 convention in London […]

Spanish company Indra and Germany’s Rheinmetall Landsysteme have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on strategic co-operation in relation to armoured vehicle projects for the Spanish armed forces. The MoU, which was signed on 13 May at the FEINDEF 2025 defence exhibition in Madrid, further enhances the ongoing relationship between Indra and Rheinmetall, as exemplified […]

Italian shipyard Fincantieri has signed a technical collaboration agreement (TCA) with Enra Energy Solutions (EES), a leading Malaysian diesel engine maintenance, repair and overhauling (MRO) company, to support the Royal Malaysian Navy’s ‘15 to 5’ strategic fleet renewal programme. The TCA was signed on 21 May 2025 at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition by […]

EDGE Group entity TRUST has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ADG Mobility: a South Africa-based company specialising in the production of protected vehicles, subsystems and components. The agreement was announced on 21 May 2025, coinciding with the Make It in the Emirates forum, held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from 19 […]

Turkey’s Aselsan signed multiple strategic agreements with Malaysian defence companies at the LIMA 2025 defence exhibition, held in Langkawi, Malaysia, from 20 to 24 May. Firstly, Aselsan signed a teaming agreement with Sapura Secured Technologies that includes joint product development, joint production and the development of national cryptology capabilities in military communication solutions. Under a […]

Spain’s Navantia and Italy’s Leonardo are to deepen their collaboration in marketing naval solutions. An announcement to this effect was made during the FEINDEF 2025 defence exhibition, held in Madrid from 12 to 14 May, after a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed the previous week by Navantia CEO Gonzalo Mateo and Leonardo Electronics Marketing […]

Norway’s Kongsberg and France’s Naval Group signed a comprehensive partnership agreement on 15 May 2025 to facilitate the sharing of expertise on cutting-edge technologies to generate new market opportunities and reinforce both companies’ positions as leading players in the defence sector. The partnership agreement covers several specific areas, including the maintenance of frigates, Kongsberg’s Vanguard maritime system […]

Virginia-based Inertial Labs announced on 5 May 2025 that it has introduced a new a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) inertial measurement unit (IMU) called the IMU-H100. The new IMU has been developed to enhance the tactical guidance and navigation capabilities of unmanned air, naval and land platforms and short-range missiles and precision-guided munitions – which must increasingly […]