Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Northrop Grumman and Boeing have demonstrated enhanced interoperability between the uncrewed MQ-4C Triton and the crewed P-8A Poseidon in a jointly funded technology demonstration, with Triton’s system responding to a request from the Poseidon by using AI algorithms to collect, process and share maritime intelligence across a standardised interface. A REQUEST SENT BETWEEN SYSTEMS RATHER […]
Leonardo has completed its involvement in the National Quantum Science and Technology Institute, an Italian national programme funded under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and NextGenerationEU. The company committed 32 personnel across Genoa, Rome and Florence to work spanning quantum architectures, photonic technologies, device integration and demonstrator modelling. A NATIONAL PROGRAMME STRUCTURED AROUND SPOKES
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has completed construction of its Indiana Payload Integration Facility at Crane, a 68,000-square-foot purpose-built site able to integrate, test and prepare up to six experimental hypersonic payloads simultaneously in support of programmes including the Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic Testbed. SIX PAYLOADS IN PARALLEL, BUILT TO RAISE TEST CADENCE Kratos
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first NH90 Standard 2 to the French Armament General Directorate, a variant of the NH90 TTH developed specifically for special operations. France has ordered 18 aircraft for delivery by mid-2029, to be operated by the French Army Aviation special forces squadron at Pau, with Spain joining the programme in December
ST Engineering’s Digital Systems business has secured new counter-drone deployments in Asia outside Singapore, covering both an air defence application and the protection of multiple critical infrastructure sites, as the Singapore-listed technology and engineering group continues to expand its counter-UAS capabilities across the defence and public security sectors. DEPLOYMENTS SPAN AIR DEFENCE AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has signed a 10-year Services Support Agreement with Bombardier on behalf of the Swedish Armed Forces, covering two newly delivered Global 6500 aircraft performing multi-role missions including head of state transport, with the agreement announced at Farnborough International Airshow 2026. DECADE-LONG SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP SIGNED AT FARNBOROUGH AS PART OF FLEET
Lockheed Martin and Venus Aerospace have signed a joint technology development agreement to evaluate and advance Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine technology for future long-range precision fires applications, combining Venus Aerospace’s flight-tested propulsion architecture with Lockheed Martin’s system integration and advanced manufacturing expertise. DETONATION WAVE PROPULSION MOVES FROM DEMONSTRATION TOWARDS OPERATIONAL MISSILES Lockheed Martin (NYSE:
Leonardo is using Farnborough International Airshow 2026 to present an integrated multi-domain portfolio that extends from the next-generation GCAP fighter programme and the M-346 Block 20 trainer to the Proteus autonomous helicopter demonstrator, a Collaborative Combat Aircraft capability through the LBA Systems joint venture with Baykar, and the Michelangelo Dome integrated air and missile defence
Syensqo has announced its involvement in the US Army’s MV-75 Cheyenne programme, providing advanced composite materials, adhesives and specialty polymers for critical structural and rotorcraft components of the next-generation tiltrotor being developed by Bell Textron under the Army’s Future Long Range Assault Programme. ADVANCED MATERIALS CONTRIBUTION TARGETS SPEED, RANGE AND SURVIVABILITY Syensqo, a global
South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae fighter has entered mass production following a rollout ceremony attended by President Lee Jae Myung in March 2026, with GE Aerospace’s F414 engine providing the propulsion at the heart of the programme and Hanwha Aerospace building local assembly and support capability alongside its global partner. KF-21 ROLLOUT MARKS A COMING-OF-AGE MOMENT