Defence Industry

The keel of the fourth Pohjanmaa-class corvette was laid on 4 August 2026, bringing all four vessels in Finland's Squadron 2020 programme into construction. Production of the first U.S. Arctic Security Cutter is also under way, giving the yard simultaneou

The procurement is being handled through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales process, with the UAE as the final recipient. The contracting announcement did not disclose how many launchers are included in the order. The new equipment will expand the UAE's exis

The test took place at the National Test Centre for Unmanned Aerial Systems at the German Aerospace Centre in Cochstedt, Saxony-Anhalt. The FV-014 completed simulated operational profiles and attack flights during the demonstration. Rheinmetall developed

Following an international competitive tender, Rolls-Royce selected Marand to manufacture three additional gas turbine acoustic enclosures and associated ship interface systems for the Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme. Marand will manufacture and asse

The demonstration integrated Saab's Giraffe 1X radar with Aquark's AQlock quantum technology and was conducted with the Royal Navy's Disruptive Capabilities and Technologies Office. Saab said it is believed to be the first demonstration of a distributed h

Builder Huntington Ingalls Industries said the carrier departed its Newport News Shipbuilding division to test propulsion, weapons and other systems at sea. The Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey will assess the results. The board decides whether the s

The findings were detailed in a report prepared by the Congressional Research Service and updated on August 12. The report highlights congressional concerns over the Navy's decision to begin low-rate production before completing tests of a production-repr

Taiclet presented the effort during Lockheed Martin's second-quarter 2026 earnings call as part of a broader strategy to adapt proven weapons and combat systems to new missions. The approach is intended to avoid starting from scratch where existing techno

The hiring programme is part of Rheinmetall's response to a sharp rise in military orders. Its backlog reached €80.4 billion during the second quarter, up 44% from a year earlier. "As you know, we at the moment hire about 10,000 people per year, so we can

Felicis led the round, with significant participation from Hedosophia and additional investment from Menlo Ventures, Cantos, Flume Ventures, Qstar Capital, Friends & Family Capital, Anorak Ventures and MVP Ventures. Heaviside plans to use the capital to b