Defence

A $75m US Air Force contract anchors Kratos as the propulsion backbone for Boeing's long-range precision-strike munition programme.

The $514m contract option extends Parsons' role in US integrated missile defence as hypersonic and ballistic threats accelerate procurement cycles.

A $27.4m cumulative USAF programme backs 3D Systems to scale flight-critical metal additive manufacturing, bridging defence procurement and advanced materials.

A multi-launch extension through 2031 signals tightening capacity in small-lift space access as defence demand accelerates.

Firefly's commercial ground facility earns NASA eligibility, revealing how launch infrastructure bottlenecks now shape the space economy.

HII's autonomous interceptor vessel has passed a US Defence Innovation Unit prototype review, opening a path to full naval production.

A radiation-tolerant chip-scale atomic clock targets low-cost LEO satellites, reshaping timing infrastructure for New Space missions.

A US autonomous-systems firm lands its largest commercial contract yet, deploying networked anti-drone detection across Middle East energy assets.

Brazil's aerospace giant raises full-year guidance after a record Q2, with defence revenue surging 38% and its backlog at an all-time high.

A state-owned telecom manufacturer and India's largest private carrier join forces across cloud, IoT, 5G and cybersecurity.

Additive manufacturing veteran 3D Systems finds traction in defence, chip equipment and AI infrastructure as its core industrial recovery takes shape.

Utility-sector mining orders propel AMSC to 30% revenue growth, spotlighting power infrastructure as the hidden bottleneck of the industrial AI era.

Lightweight solar tech built for orbital missions is finding new demand in defence drones and unmanned marine vehicles.

The Israeli defence tech firm's minority buy-in targets electric motor validation, a chokepoint in the fast-scaling UAV supply chain.

A containerised additive manufacturing platform produced over 1,000 parts and 12 flight-ready drones aboard USS Essex en route to RIMPAC 2026.

Titan Mining's New York graphite project moves to industrial-scale trials, targeting refractory, energy storage and defence supply chains.

A European defence giant's strategic bet on a Canadian missile startup signals accelerating cross-Atlantic capital flows into sovereign air defence.

CSG's second German site acquisition tightens Europe's ammunition supply chain as defence-industrial self-sufficiency becomes a strategic imperative.

A US-Korea automation pilot at Ingalls Shipbuilding marks a strategic push to modernise the naval industrial base through robotics.

The US defence contractor's Q2 results reveal how America's rearmament push is reshaping advanced-weapons manufacturing at scale.