AINonline
• Charles Alcock
Swarm Aero says it is building a production-ready uncrewed air system for large military drone operations, powered by Honeywell’s TPE331 engine. The update links the drone maker’s scale-up effort to a proven commercial/military turboprop core as it transitions from development toward production deployment.
FlightGlobal
• Murdo Morrison
By FlightGlobal: Abu Dhabi-based defence house aims to tap into region's growing military spending potential. United Arab Emirates defence house EDGE has launched a European subsidiary, EDGE Europe, with headquarters in Paris and an engineering and manufacturing hub in Bordeaux.
Bloomberg
• John Micklethwait, Paula Doenecke
By Bloomberg: Anduril Industries Inc., one of the world’s most valuable defense-tech startups, would “absolutely” consider building its next weapons manufacturing hub outside the US, said Chief Executive Officer Brian Schimpf.
SpaceNews.com
• Syeda Tahreem Bukhari
By SpaceNews.com: With the evolution of new military technologies, the trajectory of war has undergone a massive change.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The AIM-120 is a key weapon for the Republic of Korea Air Force. South Korea has been cleared to buy 70 Raytheon AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs).
Stars and Stripes
Defense Daily
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: The Greek government has formally presented a new €1 billion defense procurement package to parliament that includes the planned acquisition of three Embraer C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft for the Hellenic Air Force.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Spartan series of engines support a range of strike capabilities. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is boosting production rates for small turbojet engines used in loitering munitions and cruise missiles.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: The collapse of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) has ended nearly a decade of attempts to build a common European sixth-generation fighter, but it has also triggered a new round of discussions about what comes next for the continent's aerospace industry.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
