Event   UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
aviation-defence-universe.com • Harmeet Singh

EOS acquires MARSS to scale AI-enabled detect-to-defeat counter-drone C2, unveils enlarged integrated package at Eurosatory 2026

Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has completed the acquisition of AI-enabled command-and-control supplier MARSS, positioning the company to offer integrated counter-drone “detect-to-defeat” solutions. EOS plans to roll out the expanded counter-drone business model at Eurosatory 2026, bundling detection and operational neutralisation in a single pitch to buyers.

Also: AeroTime
2026-06-14T22:31:07.267671-07:00
Helicopter   Supply Chain   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Engine issues ground South Korea’s Light Armed Helicopter fleet

By FlightGlobal: The LAH is replacing legacy types in South Korea's military. South Korea’s military has suspended flights of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) Miron owing to engine defects.

2026-06-15T00:03:58.966591-07:00
Helicopter   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
The Aviationist • Kai Greet

UK Seizes Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in the English Channel

By The Aviationist: A joint operation by the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Air Force, and the National Crime Agency saw the 244 metre oil tanker Smyrtos boarded and seized off the UK's south coast.

Also: AeroTime, ibtimes.com and nationalsecurityjournal.org
2026-06-14T03:34:20.611234-07:00
Hypersonic   M&A  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Undisclosed buyer finalises deal for Reaction Engines’ assets

By FlightGlobal: Industry interest is likely to centre on collapsed developer's thermal management technology and patent portfolio. An undisclosed buyer has snapped up the intellectual property of UK hypersonic propulsion developer Reaction Engines, the company’s administrators have disclosed.

2026-06-14T06:17:04.534005-07:00
Supply Chain   North America   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Missile production push runs into solid rocket motor bottleneck

By SpaceNews.com: SIS WASHINGTON — U.S. production of solid rocket motors is rising, but not fast enough to meet the Pentagon’s missile-defense program demands, according to a new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

2026-06-13T21:21:40.877588-07:00