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Reuters

UK ramps spending on hypersonic and long‑range weapons — >£400m in 2025/26 and separate Ukraine air‑defence package

The UK will commit over £400 million (~$545m) in 2025/26 to hypersonic and long‑range weapons, backing multinational missile projects with France, Germany and Italy. The MoD also awarded a £12m hypersonic development contract and announced a separate ~£500m air‑defence package for Ukraine (incl. £150m NATO PURL, 1,000 UK missiles).

Also: Kyiv Independent, Aviation Week, miragenews.com and miragenews.com
2026-02-13T05:24:38.677184-08:00
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Vertical Mag

Zelenskyy Receives First Linza 3.0 Drone Built in Germany by Quantum Frontline Industries

By Vertical Mag: German Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius acted as patron to the handover of the first Linza 3.0 multi-purpose drone for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Also: Aviation Week
2026-02-13T05:19:24.436064-08:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
Unmanned Airspace • Philip Butterworth-Hayes

Dronamics, HENSOLDT partner to develop long-range, airborne multi-domain threat detector

By Unmanned Airspace: Dronamics has announced the launch of its Black Swan-based long-range cargo UAV aimed at detecting and targeting multi-domain threats from the air. Dronamics is partnering with HENSOLDT to provide a European Airborne Early Warning (AEW) system Strategic Class III UAS.

2026-02-12T08:54:24.260895-08:00
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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Canada pays for long‑lead items for 14 additional F‑35As as Ottawa reviews 88‑jet plan

By AeroTime: PM Mark Carney confirms Canada is paying to secure long-lead items for 14 additional F-35A fighters as Ottawa reviews its planned 88-jet fleet.

Also: Air Data News and aspistrategist.org.au
2026-02-13T04:14:37.928233-08:00