The US Department of State has approved a possible $1.08bn Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Mexico covering 11 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, associated equipment, training and support.

Leonardo has raised its 2026 orders guidance to €29.5bn after reporting a 27.8% year-on-year increase in orders through to October.

BAE Systems has begun assembling the front fuselage of the first Eurofighter Typhoon being built for Türkiye, marking the start of production.

Boeing has received a $119.7m contract modification to upgrade nine P-8A Poseidon aircraft operated by the US Navy and Royal Australian Air Force.

The Mk21A re-entry vehicle is being developed to carry the payload for the US Air Force’s future intercontinental ballistic missile system.

UVAD Technologies has entered into a partnership with Safran Power Units to supply the propulsion system for its Falcon supersonic uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV).

The US is likely to see a period of change in defence, following the results of the midterm elections that saw Democrats make large gains.

Saab has flown an artificial intelligence (AI) agent on a Gripen E fighter during beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-combat scenarios to control the aircraft autonomously during the trials.