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Why Airbus Led Order Books and Defense Dominated Exhibits at Paris Air Show 2025

Paris closed the gates of Le Bourget last night. Crowds went home with ringing ears and packed phones. When we look at the tally, two facts stand out. Airbus walked away with the bulk of commercial orders. The defense sector filled almost

June 23, 2025

Electronic Warfare

New High-Resolution Images Reveal China’s J-35 Naval Stealth Fighter

Fresh air-to-air photos released on Chinese and foreign social media within the last forty-eight hours show two J-35 prototypes - serials 3501 and 3506 - in razor-sharp clarity. The images answer long-standing questions about the fighter’s finish, engines, and deck-handling features, while

June 21, 2025

AI & Autonomy

How Europe Could Co-Build U.S. Collaborative Combat Aircraft After Paris Air Show Reveal

PARIS - Collaborative Combat Aircraft, or CCAs, stepped onto the world stage this week at the Paris Air Show. Two full-scale mock-ups - Anduril’s Fury YFQ-44 and General Atomics’ YFQ-42 - drew steady crowds. Executives from both firms stressed one message: Europe

June 21, 2025

AI & Autonomy

Award of the Contract for the Next Phase of the SCAF Project

The French, German, and Spanish defense ministries have committed to the next stage of the tri-national Future Combat Air System. Their signature on Phase 1B unlocks €3.2 billion for a thirty-six-month round of design and demonstration work. The agreement comes two weeks

December 15, 2022

AI & Autonomy

Spain pushes back on 5 % defense quota, advocates integrated EU-NATO investment framework

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has notified NATO headquarters that Spain will not accept a future rule requiring every ally to channel five percent of national output into defense. His letter, delivered late Thursday to Secretary-General Mark Rutte, calls the target “unreasonable” and

June 18, 2025

AI & Autonomy

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

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.

June 18, 2025

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

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

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

June 17, 2025

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

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

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.

June 17, 2025

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

US Navy Awards $646M Raytheon Contract for SPY-6 Radar Expansion

The Navy has issued a $646 million contract option to Raytheon for four additional AN/SPY-6(V) radars. Defense officials confirm this is the fourth option exercised under a five-year hardware, production, and sustainment agreement signed in 2022.

June 11, 2025

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

MDA Awards $429M Contract to i3 for Advanced Missile Defense Data Evaluation

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) signed a new deal on 10 June 2025. It is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $429 million with Integration Innovation Inc. (i3). The Huntsville firm must collect missile-test data, check its quality, and turn the

June 12, 2025

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