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Safran H1 2025: propulsion, interiors and defence drive double‑digit organic growth

Safran reported strong H1 2025 earnings as organic revenue climbed across propulsion (+16.9%), aircraft interiors (+15.5%) and equipment & defense (+8%) year‑on‑year, lifting group performance across commercial aftermarket and defence segments and signalling robust demand across its core product lines.

2025-08-27T11:02:32.704202-07:00

SpaceNews.com

ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Debuts with First National Security Mission

2025-08-12T18:17:37.739584-07:00

Reuters

Boeing CEO Steadies Planemaker After Tumultuous Year, Confronts Production and Defense Hurdles

2025-08-08T03:44:41.530978-07:00

SpaceNews.com

NASA to Fast-Track Lunar Fission Reactor Deployment by 2030 in Strategic Cislunar Race

2025-08-08T12:56:36.401247-07:00

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Kontron names Spirit Electronics as distributor to expand ruggedized computing into aerospace and defense Kontron has named Spirit Electronics as an official distributor to expand sales of its ruggedized IoT and embedded computing technology into aerospace and defense supply chains. The deal tasks Spirit with marketing Kontron's rugged computing solutions to avionics, defense and aerospace integrators.

2025-08-27T11:49:39.026984-07:00

Kontron names Spirit Electronics as distributor to expand ruggedized computing into aerospace and defense

Runway Girl

Safran H1 2025: propulsion, interiors and defence drive double‑digit organic growth Safran reported strong H1 2025 earnings as organic revenue climbed across propulsion (+16.9%), aircraft interiors (+15.5%) and equipment & defense (+8%) year‑on‑year, lifting group performance across commercial aftermarket and defence segments and signalling robust demand across its core product lines.

2025-08-27T11:02:32.704202-07:00

Safran H1 2025: propulsion, interiors and defence drive double‑digit organic growth

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Pentagon R&D chief urges expansion of U.S. defense industrial base The Pentagon's research and development chief warned the U.S. must expand its defense industrial base to sustain R&D and production of emerging capabilities across the services, calling for broader supplier participation and greater manufacturing capacity to meet accelerating demand for advanced systems.

2025-08-27T09:06:21.133801-07:00

Pentagon R&D chief urges expansion of U.S. defense industrial base

FlightGlobal

UK defence spending hike to energise DSEI and procurement pipelines The UK government's commitment earlier this year to significantly boost defence spending over the next decade will make mid‑September's DSEI in London a focal point for procurement activity. Expect heightened vendor lobbying, accelerated deal‑making and visible procurement pipelines as industry seeks to convert budget pledges into contracts.

2025-08-27T06:44:44.281519-07:00

UK defence spending hike to energise DSEI and procurement pipelines

resiliencemedia.co

“We’re literally in an arms race,” says NATO Innovation Fund’s Patrick Schneider‑Sikorsky The €1 billion NATO Innovation Fund aims to accelerate allied defense tech by investing in dual‑use startups, but its mission faces complex execution hurdles — from aligning 32 member states to navigating procurement and export rules, its most senior partner says in a wide‑ranging interview.

2025-08-27T02:41:23.224883-07:00

“We’re literally in an arms race,” says NATO Innovation Fund’s Patrick Schneider‑Sikorsky

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XTAR targets U.S. defense SATCOM market with next‑generation satellites XTAR has announced plans to expand into the U.S. defense satellite‑communications market by developing next‑generation satellites, the company said. The initiative aims to position XTAR for government SATCOM contracts and broaden its service and product offerings for secure mission communications.

2025-08-26T15:01:39.859759-07:00

XTAR targets U.S. defense SATCOM market with next‑generation satellites

SpaceNews.com

DeepSat wins AFWERX contract for very low Earth orbit monitoring

2025-08-25T12:42:30.787812-07:00

DeepSat wins AFWERX contract for very lo

Bloomberg Law

Federal Court Bars Investor Suit Challenging Terran Orbital's Liquidity Claims in Sale to Lockheed A federal court has barred Terran Orbital investors from pursuing class claims that the satellite maker concealed liquidity shortfalls that forced a discounted sale to Lockheed Martin. Plaintiffs alleged the company hid a cash-reserve problem that materially depressed the transaction price; the court found the claims insufficient to proceed.

2025-08-25T09:11:20.131951-07:00

Federal Court Bars Investor Suit Challenging Terran Orbital's Liquidity Claims in Sale to Lockheed

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