Leonardo signs a multi-year contract to provide logistics and simulator support for 12 Italian Air Force C-27J Spartan aircraft from 2026 to 2028.
Antares Industries secures $96 million in Series B funding to advance the R1 microreactor production for defense and space applications by 2028.
Kansas-based Precision Aerospace & Defense Group to merge with FACT II, valued at $320M, aiming for Nasdaq listing and growth via acquisitions.
Oklahoma's ACES program brings $322M+ in aerospace investments, creating 610+ jobs through projects by CBC Global Ammunition, Firehawk, Kratos, and Dawn Aerospace.
Northrop Grumman's Project Talon focuses on affordable mass production of stealth autonomous drones, targeting first flight in late 2026.
Applied Aerospace and PCX Aerosystems merged to form Applied Aerospace & Defense, creating a comprehensive aerospace and defense hardware supplier with over 1,300 employees.
LandSpace's Zhuque-3 rocket successfully reached orbit but its first-stage booster crashed during landing in a partial mission success.
The US State Department approved a $1 billion helicopter support and training package to Saudi Arabia focused on sustaining existing rotary-wing fleets.
WISeKey and SEALSQ successfully launch a next-generation satellite featuring post-quantum cryptography and SDR to enhance global secure IoT connectivity.
Soyuz MS-28 reached ISS safely but Baikonur Site 31/6 launch pad failed, raising major concerns for Russia's crewed spaceflight future.