DefenseNews.com
• Jaroslaw Adamowski
A Polish defence company has teamed with Northrop Grumman and ST Engineering to bid for Poland’s multibillion‑euro ammunition contracts, reflecting a wider rush by global suppliers to localise munitions production in eastern and central Europe to meet growing ground‑forces requirements.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: France’s updated military law drops planned Patroller and Eurodrone buys, signaling a shift toward cheaper sovereign drones.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: BAE Systems has successfully conducted a test firing of its APKWS laser-guided rockets from a Eurofighter Typhoon. Performed from the company’s Warton site in the UK using a Royal Air Force Typhoon test and evaluation aircraft, the trial saw the multi-role fighter strike a ground-based target using the weapon.
MTU Aero Engines
By MTU Aero Engines: Aircraft propulsion expert MTU Aero Engines AG is acquiring AeroDesignWorks GmbH. The provider of drone propulsion systems is based in Cologne, Germany, and will become a wholly owned subsidiary of MTU.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: British Army aviation units in Brunei have received their first pair of Airbus Helicopters H145 Jupiter HC2s, part of a £148 million ($198 million) 2024 order for six of the light-twins.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Belgium has ordered five Cessna SkyCourier turboprops for its Special Operations Forces, the type's first military sale.
Business Wire
By Business Wire: Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in aerospace and defence technology solutions, today announced the company has opened an office in the Unite...
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Three contenders advanced in the Flight School Next effort, which seeks to revamp the army’s basic rotary-wing instruction course, including by replacing Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakotas as the service’s primary trainer helicopter.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
