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Advancing PAC-3 MSE Component Production in Spain

Last week, Lockheed Martin celebrated two major advancements for its Spanish industrial partners— Grupo Oesía and Sener, towards PAC-3® Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) component production in Spain. On January 20, 2026,…

Indonesia receives Rafale advanced fighter jets from France in major upgrade

Indonesia has received three Rafale fighter jets from France in the first deliveries from a multi-billion-dollar defence deal between the two countries, a defence ministry official told Reuters on Monday, marking a…

EDGE, TII, Micropolis, and SteerAI to Deploy Advanced Autonomous Logistics Platform

EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, has signed a Collaboration Agreement with the UAE’s Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a leading global institute in applied research…

U.S. Deploys EAGLS Counter-Drone Air Defense System to Protect Middle East Bases

U.S. Central Command announced in a January 18, 2026, post on its official X account that American forces have fielded the Electronic Advanced Ground Launcher System at multiple operational sites…

MBDA receives new order for more METEOR from Germany

MBDA has received a contract to supply additional METEOR beyond visual range air-to-air missiles for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr).   Following previous orders, this latest contract for METEOR was awarded to MBDA by the Meteor Integrated…

U.S. Army Orders 40 M109A7 Paladin Howitzers in $473M BAE Systems Contract

BAE Systems disclosed on 21 January 2026 that the US Army has confirmed a $473 million contract for the production of 40 additional M109A7 Paladin self-propelled howitzer sets, along with the associated M992A3 Carrier…

MBDA at DIMDEX 2026 : strengthening Qatar’s Defence with innovative maritime, air and land solutions

From January 19th until January 22nd 2026, MBDA is attending the 9th edition of the The DIMDEX (Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference), at Doha. Gold sponsor of this…

EDGE Secures Globally Significant Order to Supply 168 Advanced Unmanned Helicopters to UAE MoD

EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, has been awarded two landmark contracts to supply the advanced ANAVIA HT-100 and HT-750 unmanned helicopters to the UAE…

GA-ASI Makes Another Autonomous Aerial Intercept in Company-Funded Demo with MQ-20 Avenger

In its latest demonstration of advanced autonomy development, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) successfully executed a mission autonomy flight using its MQ-20 Avenger® jet equipped with the latest government…

GA-ASI Breaks Ground on a New Hangar in El Mirage

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) began construction January 14 on a new hangar at El Mirage Airfield in El Mirage, California. The new construction is in the high desert…