UK Government’s plan to avoid defence scrutiny branded ‘utter disgrace’
UK Parliament Speaker Lindsay Hoyle furious at rumours the DIP will be released when Parliament is not sitting He called…
10 Jun 2026
SAIC wins role in $192m US Air Force digital infrastructure programme
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has secured a position on a US Department of the Air Force (DAF) contract for the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Digital Infrastructure Network Developer…
10 Jun 2026
Snapshot: fewer than 30% of UK F-35B fleet configured for Block 4
UK figures show only 13 of 47 F-35Bs are at TR-3 (Block 4 gateway); 34 remain TR-2 Four TR-2 jets are in the US for training, leaving about 30 in…
10 Jun 2026
Kratos targets 3,000 Spartan engines in 2027 production expansion
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has revealed plans to expand production capacity for its Spartan line of turbojet engines, targeting output of 3,000 units in 2027. The decision comes in…
09 Jun 2026
Palladyne AI gains US rights to IAI’s HARPY, HAROP, Mini HARPY systems
US-based Palladyne AI and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have agreed to a strategic partnership that will see Palladyne AI manufacture, integrate, and market IAI’s loitering munition systems to the US Department of War (DoW). The…
09 Jun 2026
Germany, France abandon $115bn new-generation fighter jet
Germany and France have abandoned their collaboration to develop a new-generation fighter jet, following prolonged disagreements among the companies leading the project, German officials said. The decision to discontinue the…
08 Jun 2026
Influential workers’ union warns UK Government against DIP “betrayal”
Unite warns UK defence spending in the delayed DIP must go to UK firms PAC says the lack of a long-term plan is undermining modernisation and value for money Delays…