Obria Nano, Ukraine’s first test satellite in its drive for independent satellite communications, has commenced operations in orbit following a recent launch.

Saab has formalised a series of partnership arrangements with major Canadian aerospace firms as part of its ongoing campaign to supply the Royal Canadian Air Force with Gripen E fighter aircraft.

Qarbon Aerospace has secured a competitively bid contract to manufacture composite structures in support of the US Air Force’s (USAF) B-1B Lancer programme.

The US Department of the Air Force (DAF) has awarded a $694m production contract to Lockheed Martin for the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW).

GA-ASI has selected Spirit Defense, a Boeing company, as a fuselage design-and-build partner for its FQ-42 Vengeance Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

Defence prime Saab has reported a 216% surge in third quarter (Q3) order bookings for fiscal 2026 (FY26), driven by major aircraft and naval systems contracts.

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has signed a Letter of Intent with ICEYE and Nokia to examine cooperation on sovereign satellite communications for the country’s defence requirements.

Military aircraft are remaining in service far longer than the technologies inside them were ever designed for. But there is a way forward.