Defence has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for SPA9102 (Narrowband Satellite Communications). The closing date for the RFI is 11 August and an industry briefing is scheduled for 10 July. Defence says it is looking for a single, sovereign…
Arlington-based RTX (formerly Raytheon) and San Diego-based Shield AI have announced a partnership to integrate Shield AI’s autonomy system into selected RTX defence products such as loitering munitions and sensors. This collaboration will deliver enhanced, autonomous capabilities to US and…
San Diego-based Shield AI has opened a new Australian headquarters in Port Melbourne. This expansion signals a significant investment in Australia’s defence capability and will build on collaboration between Shield AI (which bought Port Melbourne-based Sentient Vision Systems in 2024),…
French company Exail will supply multiple Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) and Mine Identification and Disposal Systems (MIDS) to the Indonesian Navy enabling a fully integrated unmanned Mine Countermeasures (MCM) capability. The contract covers the delivery of four Exail’s Inspector 90…
Saab and the French defence procurement agency, Direction générale de l'armement (DGA), have signed a joint declaration of intent regarding the sale of Saab’s GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft to France, including ground equipment, training and support,…
The three partners in the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), BAE Systems, Leonardo and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co, have launched a new Joint Venture company, Edgewing, to deliver a major part of the project. Edgewing will be accountable for…
Indonesia will field 48 Turkish 5th generation KAAN fighters, manufactured by Turkish Aerospace, in a US$10 billion government-to-government deal announced during the INDO Defence 2025 expo in Jakarta. Deliveries will be complete, according to TAI, within 120 months; deliveries of…
Dusseldorf-based Rheinmetall and Californian company Anduril Industries have announced a strategic partnership to co-develop and deliver the Barracuda cruise missile, Fury Uncrewed Autonomous System (UAS) and an undisclosed selection of Solid Rocket Motors (SRM) for European defence. The partnership is…
Sikorsky and CAE are collaborating with the US Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to integrate, test and optimize the CAE Magnetic Anomaly Detection-Extended Role (MAD-XR) system for installation aboard the two countries’ MH-60R Seahawk helicopters. Designed and built by CAE…
Airbus Defence and Space has completed assembly of the first prototype SIRTAP - Airbus’ high-performance tactical uncrewed aerial system. The aircraft is ready to start ground-testing at the company’s facilities in Getafe, Spain. The ground testing, comprising structural evaluations, main…