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Germany’s Rheinmetall announced on 7 March 2025 that it has has moved to take over Hagedorn-NC, headquartered in Osnabrück, Lower-Saxony, to secure its supply chain in relation to propellent production. A corresponding purchase agreement has now been concluded between Rheinmetall and Hagedorn AG, Osnabrück, as the seller. The acquisition is subject to antitrust approval by […]

Brazil’s Embraer and Turkish Aerospace announced at the LAAD Defence & Security 2025 in Rio de Janeiro on 1 April that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore potential industrial co-operation. The agreement outlines the collaborative phase between Embraer and Turkish Aerospace to discuss a potential comprehensive industrial partnership involving research and development. […]

Lorenzo Mariani has been appointed by MBDA as the company’s executive group director for sales and business development, effective from 1 April 2025, succeeding to Giovanni Soccodato. Reporting directly to MBDA CEO Eric Béranger, Mariani also becomes a member of the executive committee of MBDA and managing director of MBDA Italia. As executive group director […]

Head protection and power and data management specialist Galvion announced on 1 April 2025 that its European production hub in Poland is now fully operational. The facility represents a major investment that has significantly strengthened Galvion’s regional support and service strategy. With both production and support capabilities fully operational, Galvion is now able to serve […]

Serial production of the Sirius Compact passive electronic warfare (EW) sensor has recently started at Saab’s new production facility in Tampere, Finland, the company announced on 31 March 2025. The opening was attended by Finland’s minister of finance and deputy prime minister, Riikka Purra, and the mayor of Tampere, Kalervo Kummola. The newly inaugurated serial […]

At the Undersea Defence Technology (UDT) exhibition in Oslo, Norway, on 26 March 2025 thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tKMS) and Norwegian shipyard Ulstein Verft signed a letter of intent (LoI) that marked a further step in the co-operation between Germany and Norway in the field of naval shipbuilding. If a contract is awarded for the next […]

Technology specialist Leidos has appointed Adam Clarke as its chief executive of Leidos UK & Europe, effective from 31 March 2025, the company announced on 26 March. Clarke, who brings more than 20 years of experience across the aerospace, defence and security sectors to lead Leidos’ European operations, replaces Eric Freeman, who is facilitating the […]

BAE Systems and Repkon USA have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development and manufacture of advanced munitions, BAE Systems announced on 25 March 2025. The wide-ranging agreement will see the two companies work together to explore ways to improve the range, precision and performance of ammunition. By facilitating the sharing […]

Israeli loitering munition specialist SpearUAV has successfully completed a significant funding round led by the Deep Insight venture fund, the company announced on 24 March 2025. The round also included participation from existing and new private investors and follows a period of accelerated expansion, with SpearUAV securing major defence contracts and scaling up its operations […]

Under a European Defence Fund (EDF) initiative, Thales is to co-ordinate the European Interactive Sensor-Based Dynamic Defence Network (EISNET) consortium, involving 23 partners from industry, research centres and universities from 12 EU member states, Thales announced on 20 March 2025. The project seeks to decisively enhance the responsiveness, resilience and performance of integrated air and […]

Leading Emirati defence and technology concern EDGE Group and French shipbuilder CMN Naval have formally agreed to create a new Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilding joint venture (JV) called AD Naval, EDGE announced on 19 March 2025. Leveraging an existing order pipeline worth around EUR 7 billion, the JV will bring together both companies under an exclusivity […]

Navantia Australia has been awarded the Designer Support Contract (DSC) to provide comprehensive design and engineering support to all Navantia-designed ships in service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the shipyard announced on 18 March 2025. The deal marks a significant milestone for Navantia Australia as it is the company’s first contract held directly with […]

Delivering MBDA’s annual press conference in Paris on 17 March 2025, company CEO Eric Béranger argued that, amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and Europe’s strained relations with the new US Trump Administration, European co-operation is more important than ever. “Last year, you may remember that I mentioned that we were in the middle of […]

The production of Aster missiles for France, Italy and the UK under the Future Family of Surface-to-Air Missiles – Principal Anti-Air Missile Systems (FSAF-PAAMS) programme has been accelerated. The ramp-up was signalled by the signing of the 15th Amendment to the FSAF-PAAMS sustainment and enhancement contract in Paris on 11 March 2025 by Joachim Sucker, […]

A topping-out ceremony for the construction of Finland’s F-35 engine assembly and maintenance facilities in Linnavuori, Nokia, was held on 14 March. 2025. The milestone marked the conclusion of the building phase of the facilities, which are due to be completed in the autumn of 2025. The site, which will be run by Patria, will […]

Danish Doppler radar manufacturer Weibel Scientific announced on 17 March 2025 that it has entered into a strategic collaboration with Estonian surveillance and counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) specialist DefSecIntel Solutions. The agreement, signed at Weibel’s headquarters in Allerød, was witnessed by Estonian Ambassador to Denmark E Andre Pung and underlines the strong defence co-operation between […]

Saab and Ukrainian defence company Radionix have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) indicating their intention to form a strategic collaboration relating to sensors and defence electronics, Saab announced on 12 March 2025. The collaboration aims to focus on areas within sensors and defence electronics development and maintenance across all domains, leveraging the strengths of […]

Leonardo and Turkey’s Baykar Technologies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Rome on 6 March 2025 to establish a joint venture to develop unmanned technologies. The agreement is based on the industrial synergies and complementarities of the two companies in the unmanned sector. The scope of the joint venture, which will be based in […]

Nordic AFV manufacturer Patria and Danish vehicle gun-mount specialist Sima Innovation have entered into an agreement to jointly promote their merged capabilities on a global scale, leveraging their combined expertise to attract new business opportunities, Patria announced on 5 March 2025. The contract includes efforts to create joint presentations, demonstrations and participation in industry events […]

Saab has received an order in relation to the maintenance and modernisation of the German Air Force’s inventory of Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missiles, the company announced on 3 March 2025. The value of the order is SEK 1.7 billion (EUR 150 million) and the contract period is 2025-2035. The order includes significant system upgrades […]

General Atomics (GA) announced on 3 March 2025 the acquisition of North Point Defense (NPD), a leading provider of signals intelligence (SIGINT) exploitation software and sensor integration, by General Atomics Integrated Intelligence Inc. (GA-III), formerly known as General Atomics Commonwealth Computer Research Inc. The acquisition enhances GA’s capabilities in the rapidly evolving SIGINT field, positioning […]