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OHB completes takeover of MT Aerospace, buys remaining 30% from Apollo Capital Partners

OHB has completed acquisition of the remaining 30% stake in MT Aerospace from Apollo Capital Partners and is now the company's sole shareholder. The full takeover consolidates control of MT Aerospace within OHB, integrating the supplier more tightly into OHB's space and defence hardware portfolio.

2025-11-04T00:33:23.651634-08:00

SpaceWatch Global

Intuitive Machines Wins $8.2M AFRL Extension for In‑Space Nuclear Power to Support Lunar Infrastructure

2025-11-03T23:47:18.302503-08:00

FlightGlobal

Indonesia receives first A400M, becoming the transport's tenth operator

2025-11-02T19:30:00.152180-08:00

Reuters

Norway nears settlement of $3.3bn NH90 claim with NHIndustries

2025-11-02T23:25:27.897160-08:00

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Breaking Defense

Swedish air chief: NATO must match Ukraine's pace of innovation or risk being outpaced by Russia Swedish Air Force Commander Jonas Wikman called Ukraine a “masterclass in accelerated adaptation,” warning NATO must replicate Kyiv’s rapid tactical and operational learning because “the side that learns fastest wins” — otherwise the Alliance risks being outpaced by Russia in future high‑intensity contests.

2025-11-04T11:36:41.606480-08:00

Swedish air chief: NATO must match Ukraine's pace of innovation or risk being outpaced by Russia

Bloomberg

US Space Force Nears Fielding of Three Remote‑Controlled Jammers to Temporarily Jam Chinese and Russian ISR Satellites The U.S. military is close to fielding two new remote‑controlled jammers that can temporarily disrupt Chinese and Russian intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance satellites, bringing the Pentagon’s active counter‑space toolkit to three distinct capabilities, according to new Space Force data.

2025-11-04T09:14:27.342889-08:00

US Space Force Nears Fielding of Three Remote‑Controlled Jammers to Temporarily Jam Chinese and Russian ISR Satellites

DefenseNews.com

Netherlands considers joint European production of Raytheon’s AIM-120 (AMRAAM) The Netherlands is exploring a bilateral cooperation that it says is a first step toward joint European production of Raytheon’s AIM-120 AMRAAM with a NATO partner. Dutch officials framed the move as an industrialisation effort to bolster European supply chains and local sustainment for the missile.

2025-11-04T08:58:09.148556-08:00

Netherlands considers joint European production of Raytheon’s AIM-120 (AMRAAM)

Vertical Mag

Navantia and Alpha Unmanned sign framework to jointly develop ship‑borne UAS capabilities Navantia and Alpha Unmanned Systems signed a strategic framework agreement to jointly explore synergies in ship‑borne unmanned aerial systems. The partnership creates a cooperation framework to strengthen their combined naval offerings for domestic and international clients and pursue integrated UAS solutions for ships.

2025-11-04T07:44:23.308190-08:00

Navantia and Alpha Unmanned sign framework to jointly develop ship‑borne UAS capabilities

SpaceNews.com

Geopolitics and AI Reshape the Earth‑Observation Market, Driving Sovereign ISR and On‑board Analytics Geopolitical shifts and rapid advances in AI are reshaping the Earth‑observation market, changing requirements for operators, suppliers and defence customers. Governments are prioritising sovereign ISR and on‑board analytics while data‑verification and new commercial models force changes in tasking, delivery and procurement.

2025-11-04T07:37:49.130118-08:00

Geopolitics and AI Reshape the Earth‑Observation Market, Driving Sovereign ISR and On‑board Analytics

The War Zone

China's J-36 and J‑XDS stealth prototypes spotted at secret test base Imagery shows a second Chengdu J‑36 prototype — with notable structural changes from the first — and the J‑XDS operating from a rapidly expanding, highly restricted test complex. The pair confirm parallel development tracks for China’s next‑generation stealth fighter effort and concentrated flight‑testing at a single secure site.

2025-11-04T05:13:15.778756-08:00

China's J-36 and J‑XDS stealth prototypes spotted at secret test base

Janes

GA‑ASI unveils Gambit 6 air‑to‑ground collaborative combat aircraft; international sales from 2027 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems unveiled the Gambit 6 — a modular, jet‑powered collaborative combat aircraft optimized for air‑to‑surface strike — at the International Fighter Conference 2025. GA‑ASI says international customers can acquire Gambit 6 from 2027, with European missionized variants eligible for delivery in 2029.

2025-11-04T02:13:30.240926-08:00

GA‑ASI unveils Gambit 6 air‑to‑ground collaborative combat aircraft; international sales from 2027

European Spaceflight

OHB completes takeover of MT Aerospace, buys remaining 30% from Apollo Capital Partners OHB has completed acquisition of the remaining 30% stake in MT Aerospace from Apollo Capital Partners and is now the company's sole shareholder. The full takeover consolidates control of MT Aerospace within OHB, integrating the supplier more tightly into OHB's space and defence hardware portfolio.

2025-11-04T00:33:23.651634-08:00

OHB completes takeover of MT Aerospace, buys remaining 30% from Apollo Capital Partners

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