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• Greg Waldron
GE Aerospace is developing a combined booster-and-cruiser all-up-round test bed for the Defense Innovation Unit, while AEVEX won up to $92.2 million to modernize SkyRange hypersonic telemetry and communications. Separately, BAE Systems launched Shadow EW, a family of compact electronic-warfare systems for crewed and uncrewed small airborne platforms.
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GE Aerospace is developing a combined booster-and-cruiser all-up-round test bed for the Defense Innovation Unit, while AEVEX won up to $92.2 million to modernize SkyRange hypersonic telemetry and communications. Separately, BAE Systems launched Shadow EW, a family of compact electronic-warfare systems for crewed and uncrewed small airborne platforms.
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Cailabs is introducing shared optical ground-station infrastructure, while ICEYE and Arianespace will evaluate Ariane 6 for sovereign SAR missions. Poland’s EYCORE reported first imagery from its inaugural radar satellite, and BAE Systems and the U.S. Space Force completed a critical design review for Epoch 2 missile-warning satellites planned for 2029.
General Atomics AeroTec Systems is partnering with Sweden’s Trakka Systems to offer an integrated surveillance sensor package for the upgraded Do228 NXT. Separately, BAE Systems’ FalconWorks and Turkey’s TUALCOM signed an MoU to explore resilient autonomy technologies spanning anti-jam communications, assured navigation and electronic warfare.
Providers of the UK Military Flying Training System detail current activity across a 110-aircraft fleet as the system enters its second decade. The RAF’s requirement to replace the BAE Systems Hawk is sharpening attention on the future structure, capacity and industrial base for military aircrew training.
The UK Ministry of Defence has begun procuring an advanced jet trainer to replace the Royal Air Force’s BAE Systems Hawk fleet. The successor is also expected to become the aircraft flown by the Red Arrows, creating a firm 2030 requirement for the program.
Leonardo CEO Lorenzo Mariani says the Global Combat Air Programme could enter service around two years earlier than its current 2035 target, while BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn warns that the opportunity for additional partner nations is closing. An accelerated schedule could affect the program’s initial combat capabilities.
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BAE Systems is expanding its industrial presence in India as New Delhi pursues defense self-reliance, while New Zealand begins acquiring a long-range surveillance UAV. In the UK, TEKEVER and iCOMAT are scaling collaboration around AR5 production, underscoring the growing emphasis on sovereign supply chains and indigenous aerospace technologies.
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Farnborough coverage underscored Europe’s widening defense commitments: the UK allocated £8.6 billion to GCAP and released £8.4 billion in existing Dreadnought submarine funding, while the EU approved €3.47 billion for Ukrainian military hardware. New autonomous aircraft and sovereign-production plans highlighted the industrial implications.
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