The partnership of Renault Group and Thales to boost manufacturing capacity of loitering munitions is the latest example of companies investing in domestic capacity to ensure a sovereign drone-making industry.

Safran and Edge Group signed said they have agreed around a joint venture to work on the French manufacturer’s Hammer precision weapon.

The French government has named a team of MBDA and Safran as the preferred bidder to develop a 150-km-range rocket artillery system.

The team of ArianeGroup, Soframe and Thales developing the X-Fire rocket system says they plan to offer conventional ballistic missile strike capability to engage targets at up to 2,500 km.

Microcracks discovered in the engine diffuser component of the Republic of Korea Army's Light Armed Helicopter “Miron” have been traced to an anomaly in the manufacturing process.

Edge Group subsidiary Powertech launched serial production a month ago of the PJ120, the UAE-based company’s first move into jet propulsion, Powertech CEO Marian Lubieniecki tells Aviation Week.

Robotic arm maker Standard Bots has raised a $200 million Series C round of funding that it plans to use to increase its manufacturing capacity.

Germany is scrambling to quickly address a need for deep-strike weapons amid uncertainty about an earlier plan to rely on U.S. systems in the near term.