Vertical Mag
Elistair says its Khronos tethered DroneBox will be deployed as part of ORION 2026, France’s largest joint military exercise, with more than 1,200 drones fielded. The system is positioned to demonstrate tethered UAS mission endurance and operational utility amid rapid UAS scaling in military training.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: AE Systems WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded BAE Systems an $11.8 million contract to demonstrate satellite-to-satellite communications using Link-182, a radio-frequency data link standard adopted for its planned MILNET data relay network supporting the Golden Dome missile defense shield.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Both established and start-up engine suppliers are piling into the market for small low-cost turbofans. Propulsion start-up Beehive Industries has unveiled a 1,000lb-thrust (4.4kN) turbofan targeting a rapidly growing class of uncrewed fighter aircraft.
DefenseNews.com
• Vivek Raghuvanshi
By DefenseNews.com: Pressured by a possible price hike from Boeing in its planned purchase of 22 AH-64E Apache and 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters for the Air Force, the Indian Ministry of Defence is considering inking the final contract before March 31 when the price set by Boeing will expire, said an MoD source.
DefenseNews.com
• Jeff Jeong
By DefenseNews.com: The mega competition to build South Korea's indigenous fighter jet, dubbed KF-X, kicked off on Feb. 9.
DefenseNews.com
• Aaron Mehta
By DefenseNews.com: The US Department of State has cleared the sale of nine UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters to Slovakia, according to an announcement by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).
DefenseNews.com
• Wendell Minnick
By DefenseNews.com: London's successful blocking of the Gripen fighter sale to Argentina appears to have done little to stop Buenos Aires' determination to replace its aging attack and fighter fleet.
DefenseNews.com
• Defense News staff
By DefenseNews.com: When Egypt signed an agreement to purchase 24 Dassault Rafale fighters, it marked a milestone for the program: the first international sale of the jet, which has struggled to find a market outside of its home nation of France.
