Category: Aerospace & Defence
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Belgian software companies will integrate mission systems with MQ-9B aircraft. The programme covers C4ISR, geospatial displays, sensor processing, automated exploitation, and interfaces connecting European capabilities with the remotely piloted platform.
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Cicor’s first-half orders climbed as European defence electronics demand strengthened. Order intake reached CHF399.8m, while acquisition integration, component constraints, and production transfers continued to weigh on margins and working capital.
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Thales recorded stronger first-half orders as defence electronics demand accelerated. Order intake reached €12.47bn, supported by radar, communications, surveillance, aerospace, and space programmes across Europe and international markets.
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British funding will expand Gripen E training and support capacity. The €300 million package covers simulators, engineering instruction, spares, equipment, and UK supply-chain work.
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UK-developed LiDAR will guide Europe’s Argonaut lander towards safe touchdowns. MDA Space UK’s LEIA sensor will map lunar terrain during autonomous descent.
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Honeywell has introduced European-built navigation for contested military vehicle operations. The iTALIN 550 combines inertial sensing, corrected positioning, and electronic protection.
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Anglia has added BeRex RF semiconductors across its European portfolio. The agreement covers amplifiers, switches, gain blocks, and front-end devices.
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BAE Systems has combined visor displays, tracking, audio, and processing. Project Intuity explores sixth-generation combat-air cockpit interfaces.
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Drive System Design will build VÆRIDION’s twin-motor propeller transmission hardware. The architecture combines electrical redundancy with one shared propeller.
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QinetiQ is industrialising laser-source technology developed through the DragonFire programme. HELENA spans mobile counter-drone systems and larger naval configurations.