Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky delivered the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with autonomous flight capability to the US Army. Aviation Festival Asia 2026 event was held in Singapore with the participation of aviation, technology and defense companies. Norwegian Kongsberg introduced its new generation SY60 sonar system. SATELLITE 2026 fair, focusing on satellite and space technologies, was held in Washington. Airbus acquired the UK-based Ultra Cyber company, which operates in the field of cyber security.
L3Harris started mass production of VAMPIRE drone defense systems. Spanish Indra and South Korean Hanwha Aerospace signed an agreement to develop a self-propelled howitzer system for Spain. Lockheed Martin conducted the first test firing of the container type GRIZZLY launcher system developed for the HELLFIRE missile. The first F-35 fighter jet produced for Germany has entered the final assembly phase. British company GKN Aerospace delivered the first improved version of the engines used in Swedish Gripen warplanes.
Embraer and Saab introduced the first Gripen E fighter jet produced in Brazil. British company Babcock launched the HMS Active frigate produced for the British Navy. L3Harris has developed a new system that enables the launch of unmanned underwater vehicles from submarines. Rolls-Royce has won a major contract to supply nearly 200 engines for the German army’s Puma armored vehicles. MBDA announced that it has significantly increased its missile production due to increasing demand and is planning new investments.
South Korean Hyundai Rotem introduced the new K2 main battle tank version for the Middle East market. DefenseHere became the media partner of the Milipol TechX 2026 fair, which will be held in Singapore on 28-30 April. The US War Department made an agreement with BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin to increase the production of seeker heads for the THAAD air defense system. K9 self-propelled howitzers, developed by South Korean Hanwha Aerospace, started mass production in Egypt.
French Thales introduced the SkyDefender air defense system, which combines short, medium and long-range layers in a single system. India has approved a nearly $25 billion defense package from Russia, including transport aircraft, S-400 air defense systems and unmanned aerial vehicles. China demonstrated the swarm drone system, which is launched from a launcher and can control many unmanned aerial vehicles at the same time.
South Korea delivered the first mass production sample of the domestically produced KF-21 Boramae fighter jet to the Air Force inventory. Polish PGZ and Estonian Frankenburg Technologies signed a cooperation agreement to develop and produce short-range missiles against unmanned aerial vehicles.
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