Yusuf Uluçam

John Cockerill Group appoints Jean-Luc Maurange as Chief Executive Officer effective January 2026, succeeding François Michel, who steps down at the end of 2025 after three years in the role

Leonardo signs a contract to deliver 12 M-346 F Block 20 aircraft to the Austrian Air Force, supporting advanced pilot training and light air-defence missions with a full training and support package.

Airbus Helicopters delivers the first NH90 Sea Tiger to the German Navy, marking the start of fleet introduction for Germany’s next-generation maritime combat helicopter under the NHIndustries programme

L3Harris Technologies supports the U.S. Air Force’s future E-4C aircraft under the SAOC program, delivering resilient air, ground and space communications as part of an SNC-led team

TUSAŞ delivers its 500th S18/19 SWIFT fuselage section for the Airbus A320 family, highlighting increased production capacity and a long-term industrial partnership with Airbus

Fincantieri launches construction of the fourth U212NFS submarine for the Italian Navy

Czechoslovak Group signs a $1B-plus deal to deliver 4,000 military trucks to Southeast Asia and opens a new €100M ammunition filling line in Slovakia to expand large-calibre output.

Rheinmetall demonstrates its counter-small unmanned aerial systems at Finland’s GBAD Demo Days, highlighting the Skyspotter multi-sensor system and modular counter-drone solutions in realistic operational trials

KNDS Deutschland and Leonardo sign a Letter of Intent to co-develop a mobile artillery system based on KNDS’s Artillery Gun Module and Leonardo’s wheeled platform

K MoD awards Airbus Helicopters UK a £33.6m, two-year contract to support six H145 Jupiter HC2 helicopters, boosting emergency response and overseas training in Cyprus and Brunei

UK government commits £140m to uncrewed and counter-drone technologies through UK Defence Innovation, supporting drones, autonomous systems and laser weapons to strengthen defence and NATO interoperability

Northrop Grumman demonstrates AN/AQS-24 minehunting system deployed from an unmanned surface vehicle, supporting safer U.S. Navy mine countermeasures operations