Defense

Embraer will propose a regional hub in India that will assemble and even export C-390 airlifters, if the country acquires it for the MTA requirement.

A new report from Singapore Space & Technology Ltd. and Deloitte says economic benefits from Earth-observation satellite data in Southeast Asia could triple by 2030.

Earth-observation satellite services provider Blacksky is preparing deployment of new, higher-res satellites, aiming to have four operational by September.

The software can generate personalized instructions for workers, tweaking the steps to better guide beginner, intermediate or expert employees.

Valued at $26.3 million, the orders included 200 medium-altitude, 100 heavyweight and 100 lightweight logistics drones.

The Dhruv NG headed a lineup of indigenous Indian aircraft products at the Aero India air show.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh says policies adopted by the current Indian government had “galvanized” the entire defense sector.

India defense sector spending will rise by 6.4% compared to the revised estimates for 2024-25.

Despite uncertainty about the shape of the defense budget under the Trump administration, overseas markets are expected to outpace the U.S. in the near term.

Thales Alenia Space says it will build the Thor 8 communication satellite for Norway.

L3Harris has unveiled a system ready to enter service that allows one human operator to orchestrate a swarm of thousands of vehicles performing a combat mission with a touch on a tablet.

Lockheed Martin will be marking 50 years of partnership with the UAE by spotlighting its vision for 21st Century Security at the International Defense Exhibition (IDEX), set for Feb. 17–21 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

Space startup Loft Orbital is deepening links with AI specialist Helsing as part of an effort to deploy a new LEO satellite constellation starting in 2026.

The U.S. Space Force has for the first time deployed a payload on a Japanese satellite.

Nordic Air Defence (NAD) is developing the first in a family of modular interceptors that could engage rapidly proliferating small drone threats.

Airbus has secured the deal to provide the British military with an SAR system as part of the UK’s effort to build up indigenous Earth-observation capacity.

Researchers appeal for new aerial gunnery requirements to unlock development of hypersonic ammunition.

Saeed Al Mansouri, defence exhibitions advisor at ADNEC Group looks at how next week’s IDEX-NAVDEX defence show advances the UAE’s vision for a diversified, technology-driven economy

PILATUS secured Royal Netherlands Air Force as launch customer for eight PC-7 MKX trainers for delivery from 1H27.

The authorization comes two weeks after President Donald Trump lifted a hold by the Biden administration on a batch of Mk 84 bombs to Israel.

The agreement closes an eight-year-old case brought by a former senior staff policy pricing analyst for Lockheed’s training and simulation business.

The metals are crucial inputs for a wide variety of defense systems, and the U.S. has limited domestic reserves and stockpiles.

The service will replace its existing fleet of 13 PC-7s with eight PC-7MKXs and four flight simulators.

The alliance’s Allied Command Transformation has asked industry and academia for ideas to counter glide bombs as part of one of its innovation challenges.

The ministry says the Jan. 25 test validated the flight performance of the domestically produced standoff missile, which “performed as planned.”