German Drone Maker Launches GEREON Production in the UK
German robotics firm ARX Robotics has started UK production of its GEREON uncrewed ground vehicle after securing a British Army contract. The £45 million ($57 million) investment will enable a capacity of up to 1,800 vehicles per year and create at least 90 skilled jobs. The initial order equips the UGVs with ISR payloads for Recce‑Strike experimentation, aiming to boost battlefield awareness and reduce soldier exposure. The move aligns with the UK’s defence industrial strategy to localise advanced technology manufacturing.
Raytheon Delivers Patriot GEM-T Interceptors to Ukraine in $3.7 Billion Deal
Raytheon, an RTX subsidiary, has inked a $3.7 billion contract to deliver Patriot GEM‑T interceptors to Ukraine. The deal includes production support from a newly opened facility in Schrobenhausen, Germany, operated by the Raytheon‑MBDA joint venture COMLOG. GEM‑T missiles are upgraded...
Redwire Delivers Stalker Drones to U.S. Marine Corps in $20M Deal
Redwire announced it has secured more than $20 million in FY2026 Q1 awards to supply its Stalker unmanned aircraft systems to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The deal includes the Marine Corps’ first purchase of the Advanced Navigation version of...
Australia Test-Fires First Homemade GMLRS Missile From HIMARS
Australia successfully test‑fired its first domestically produced Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera on April 9, 2026, marking the nation as the only non‑U.S. maker of the precision rocket. The effort is backed by a...
Royal Australian Navy Names Autonomous Systems Unit
The Royal Australian Navy has officially stood up the Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit (MASU) under Project SEA 1200 to field uncrewed platforms such as the Ghost Shark XL‑AUV, Bluebottle USV and Speartooth LUUV. The first Ghost Shark was delivered in January 2026, marking the start...
Lockheed Gets $68.5M Deal for Next-Gen Missile Warning Satellites
Lockheed Martin Space secured a $68.5 million contract modification for its Next‑Gen OPIR GEO missile‑warning satellite program, pushing the cumulative contract value to $8.2 billion. The work, funded by FY 2026 RDT&E, will be carried out at the Boulder, Colorado facility and is...
U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $183M USS Truxtun Modernization Contract
The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics NASSCO‑Norfolk a $183.2 million contract to modernize the Arleigh Burke‑class destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG‑103). The work, part of the FY 2026 Depot Modernization Period, includes maintenance, system upgrades, and repairs and will be completed by April 2028 in...
U.S. Army Opens New 155mm Artillery Shell Facility in Kansas
The U.S. Army and contractor Day & Zimmermann inaugurated a new Load, Assemble, and Pack facility in Parsons, Kansas, backed by a $36 million Army investment. The plant will produce up to 12,000 M795 155 mm artillery shells each month, contributing to...
Textron Wins $150M Deal to Sustain T-6 Texan II Fleet
Textron Aviation Defense has been awarded a five‑year contract worth over $150 million to provide sustaining engineering and program management services for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army T‑6 Texan II trainer fleet. The modification lifts the total contract ceiling to...
Royal Navy Tests CAPSTONE Drone in Anti-Submarine Warfare Demonstration
The Royal Navy evaluated Certo Aerospace’s CAPSTONE VTOL drone in a February anti‑submarine warfare trial, demonstrating more than two hours of flight while deploying sonobuoys and feeding acoustic data to a ground station. The drone transmitted sensor information via Starlink...
Ukraine Develops New Surface-to-Air Missile
Ukraine’s president unveiled a previously unseen surface‑to‑air missile, likely the domestically developed “Koral” system. The interceptor appears to use proven propulsion, guidance and fuze components, accelerating its path from prototype to fielding. Earlier exhibition models suggested a 30‑50 km engagement envelope,...
DFA Systems to Test ‘Flying Grenade’ During Nevada Range Demo
DFA Systems will showcase its Precision Flying Grenade (PFG) at the ISOF Range 2026 live‑fire event in Nevada on April 14‑15. The PFG is a quadcopter‑style, AI‑guided munition with a 10 km range and up to 20 minutes of flight time. Designed...
Kongsberg Develops New Drone Hunter Vehicle for Ukraine
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has unveiled a donor‑funded Inguar‑3 counter‑drone vehicle tailored for Ukraine, pairing a Ukrainian‑made armored chassis with the firm’s CROWS C‑UAS kit. The system integrates electro‑optical and infrared sensors on a raised mast and can fire 70 mm...
New U.S. Autonomous Squire Seaglider Conducts Test Flight
REGENT Defense confirmed that its autonomous Squire Seaglider completed a successful ground‑effect flight test in the United States on April 13, 2026. The wing‑in‑ground‑effect craft can travel up to 70 knots (about 81 mph), cover more than 100 nautical miles, and...
Ukraine Confirms Rocket Launches Into Space During Wartime
Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) confirmed two wartime rocket launches that crossed the Kármán line, reaching 100 km and 204 km altitudes. The unit also performed a pioneering air‑launch from a transport aircraft at 8,000 m, a first for Europe and only the...
