DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

Lockheed Martin Turns to Europe to Fix Missile Bottlenecks and Meet Soaring Alliance Demand

June 18, 2025

Lockheed Martin has entered a surge phase. More missiles leave its U.S. plants than ever, yet demand still outruns capacity. The company now courts European manufacturers to spread the load. According to industry sources, senior executives used the Paris Air Show this

AI & Autonomy

Airbus Advances MRTT+ Tanker Production While France Green-Lights VSR700 Naval Drone

June 18, 2025

Airbus used the mid-week peak of Le Bourget to firm up two programs that matter to every logistics planner on the continent. The A330-800neo Multi-Role Tanker Transport Plus (MRTT+) moved closer to launch as production leaders laid out a clear ramp-up plan.

Helicopters

Poland Receives First AH-64D Apaches to Prepare for Guardian Fleet

June 17, 2025

Three AH-64D Apache attack helicopters landed this morning at the 56th Air Base in Latkowo, near Inowrocław. They taxied to the ramp in quick succession, rotors still spinning while ground crews signaled them into place. Defense officials confirm these aircraft now belong

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

China’s Expanding Drone Arsenal Reveals Strength of Civil-Military Integration

June 17, 2025

The first taxi runs of Jiutian’s SS-UAV “drone mothership” at a private airfield in Sichuan on 16 June reflect how far China’s unmanned programs have moved in a single decade. According to industry sources, technicians completed telemetry checks in less than six

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

One-Way Drone from MBDA Targets Enemy Defenses with Sheer Volume

June 17, 2025

PARIS — MBDA, Europe’s largest missile maker, has shown a new low‑cost drone called the One‑Way Effector (OWE). The idea is simple: send many cheap drones first, force the enemy to shoot them down, then fire expensive cruise missiles through the gaps.

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Lockheed Martin Turns to Europe to Fix Missile Bottlenecks and Meet Soaring Alliance Demand

Airbus Advances MRTT+ Tanker Production While France Green-Lights VSR700 Naval Drone

Poland Receives First AH-64D Apaches to Prepare for Guardian Fleet

China’s Expanding Drone Arsenal Reveals Strength of Civil-Military Integration

One-Way Drone from MBDA Targets Enemy Defenses with Sheer Volume

Authors

Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

Lena Kovacs

Diego Ramos

Peter Johansson

Lucas Meyer