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August 27, 2026
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Palladyne AI and NORDA Join Forces on Autonomous Drone Swarms

US defense technology company Palladyne AI and Ukrainian-Estonian drone developer NORDA Dynamics have announced a collaboration to combine drone swarm coordination with autonomous terminal guidance capabilities. Under the partnership,...

August 20, 2026
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US Air Force Awards StandardAero C-130 Engine Maintenance Contract

The US Air Force has awarded a $343-million contract to StandardAero to provide long-term depot-level maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for the Rolls-Royce T56 propulsion systems used by the...

August 20, 2026
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Thales, Systematic Partner to Strengthen Denmark’s Air Defense

Thales and Systematic have joined forces under a strategic partnership to strengthen integrated air defense capabilities for Denmark’s Armed Forces. The agreement brings together Systematic’s advanced command-and-control solutions and...

August 15, 2026
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Reliance Industries, Rolls-Royce Partner on 5th-Gen Engine for AMCA

Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce have outlined plans to partner on the development of a sovereign Indian combat aircraft engine for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program. The proposed...

August 6, 2026
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Northrop Grumman, Boeing Demonstrate Automated MQ-4C-P-8A Teaming

Northrop Grumman and Boeing have demonstrated a new level of automated crewed-uncrewed collaboration by successfully connecting the MQ-4C Triton drone with the crewed P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. Funded...

July 28, 2026
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Textron Selects Vivace to Supply Components for Cottonmouth Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle

Textron Systems has selected Vivace International Corporation to provide mission-critical components for the Cottonmouth Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle, reinforcing the US Marine Corps’ next-generation combat vehicle program. The partnership supports...

July 27, 2026
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GE Aerospace, StandardAero Partner to Sustain Engines for UK’s AW149 Helicopters

GE Aerospace and StandardAero have joined forces to manufacture and sustain the CT7-2E1 propulsion systems selected for the UK Armed Forces’ New Medium Helicopter (NMH) fleet. The partnership comes...

July 25, 2026
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Sikorsky and Safran Helicopter Engines Join Forces on Future Vertical Lift Technologies

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky has entered into a strategic partnership with Safran Helicopter Engines to evaluate future collaboration opportunities for advanced vertical lift programmes. The initiative is designed to accelerate...

July 18, 2026
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After 1,000th T-90S, Russia Offers India Local Production of Advanced T-90MS MBTs

Russia has offered to deepen its long-standing defence partnership with India by proposing the joint production of the T-90MS main battle tank (MBT). The proposal, put forward by Russian...

July 8, 2026
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Raytheon Partners With European Industry to Expand Stinger Missile Output

RTX subsidiary Raytheon is expanding its partnership with European defense companies as it works to double production of the Stinger surface-to-air missile. The initiative builds on an August 2025...