Defence

Backed by BMW iVentures and Fortescue Capital, Estes ships its first magnesium battery systems to rail, marine and on-highway customers.

A 112-day federal task order deploys Bridger's most capable multi-mission King Air, integrating novel wide-area motion imagery into wildfire response.

The UAE's leading military MRO provider bets on homegrown talent to future-proof Gulf aerospace and defence readiness by 2030.

A Czech defence group's $632m Iowa munitions facility signals Europe's deepening role in rebuilding America's ammunition industrial base.

A Pittsburgh zinc-battery maker lands a Pentagon shield contract, fusing domestic energy storage with national missile-defence infrastructure.

Zubr Capital's Q2 digest reveals European strategic tech funding maturing from big rounds into durable capital infrastructure across defence, quantum and AI.

The Colorado thin-film solar firm eyes space, HAPS and marine sectors after closing a $25m placement in H1 2026.

A stand-off jammer contract doubles Bombardier's South Korean footprint, reflecting accelerating Indo-Pacific air-force modernisation spend.

Six Atlantic organisations unite to close Canada's Arctic sovereign defence capability gap with a $6.6bn government commitment as tailwind.

A new 1.1m sq ft campus signals accelerated US nuclear modernisation spending with ripple effects across defence and space launch supply chains.

The US military semiconductor supplier reports 101% revenue growth as Pentagon appetite for advanced missile components reshapes its order book.

A federal-university coalition targets China-dominated mineral supply chains, with $40bn in projected economic output across the Midwest.

Factorial's solid-state cells delivered 30%-plus range gains in drone flight tests, pointing battery constraints as the next frontier for UAV performance.

Ingalls Shipbuilding's twelfth destroyer build signals sustained US naval surface-combatant investment amid intensifying great-power competition.

A Rafale F4 and an autonomous drone equipped with a new electronic warfare payload completed a joint strike-simulation flight, blurring the line between manned

Nuclear Diamond Batteries bolsters IP across its full stack, from carbon nanomaterial synthesis to power conversion, targeting space and defence markets.

Israel's ParaZero pitches its net-based DefendAir platform as the answer to low-cost FPV drones dismantling legacy armour economics.

PMGC Holdings consolidates AGA Precision Systems into A&B Aerospace to cut overhead and expand Tier 1 customer coverage.

A JPL subcontract for the SkyFall mission marks Firefly's first commercial-speed composite technology transfer from Moon to Mars.

OroraTech's satellite achieves first light in under a month, advancing Europe's sovereign wildfire-monitoring capability.