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Eurofighter   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Deals  
Breaking Defense • Tim Martin

Eurofighter pursues 200+ additional sales as Türkiye’s first aircraft enters production

The Eurofighter consortium is targeting more than 200 additional fighter sales as demand grows among European and overseas customers. Production has begun on Türkiye’s first of 20 new Typhoons, with front-fuselage assembly underway at BAE Systems in the UK and the center-fuselage module being built by Airbus in Germany.

2026-11-05T08:04:47.922084-08:00
Hypersonic   Europe   General Atomics   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
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DefenseNews.com • Rudy Ruitenberg

MBDA plans to fly ‘fat’ hypersonic interceptor demonstrator before end-2029

By DefenseNews.com: “So it’s a bit fat, but it’s a Formula 1. It’s hypersonic, truly hypersonic, not just Mach 5," MBDA executive Lionel Mazenq said of the envisioned Hydis interceptor missile for Europe.

2026-11-05T01:05:29.058974-08:00
Hypersonic   Europe   General Atomics   L3Harris   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
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Reuters

Italy's Leonardo lifts 2026 order outlook again as nine-month profit rises

By Reuters: Italian aerospace and defence group Leonardo lifted its full-year outlook for orders for a second time ​this year on Thursday, after reporting strong growth ‌in orders and profitability in the first nine months of 2026.

2026-11-05T00:04:22.523959-08:00
Satellite   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Reuters • Cassell Bryan-Low, Joey Roulette

Russia may have rehearsed attack on satellite, specialist says, flagging another approach

By Reuters: A Russian military satellite that approached a Western commercial one last month could have been rehearsing an attack, a military space specialist said, with two related Russian craft now heading in the direction of another Western satellite.

2026-11-04T23:04:27.543902-08:00