AI flight software maker Merlin set to go public
The transaction is set to complete in early 2026.
Rocket Lab buys GEOST, further expanding defense footprint
"Proficiency with missile-warning sensors is one of the hottest capabilities to have today, and positions the company extremely well for Golden Dome work," Caleb Henry, research director at Quilty Space, told Breaking Defense.
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Anduril increases Indo-Pacific footprint with Taiwan, South Korea partnerships
The American firm is setting up a new office in Taipei, as it delivers loitering munitions to the island.
How industry is lining up for big Golden Dome business
While big primes appear to be positioning themselves for leadership roles, Leidos CEO Tom Bell told reporters the company doesn't need to be "Mr. Golden Dome."
Golden Dome teamup: SNC, AV announce joint agreement
The two firms are focused on the lower tier aspect of Golden Dome, such as small drones and cruise missiles.
Thousands of Boeing defense workers go on strike, impacting fighter, weapons production
The strike is the first for Boeing's workforce in St. Louis, Mo., since 1996.
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Joby, L3Harris team up to pitch new, hybrid VTOL aircraft to DoD
“The sort of lowest hanging fruit there are probably contested logistics, counter-UAS [unmanned aerial systems] and electronic warfare,” Joby Executive Chairman Paul Sciarra told Breaking Defense.
Leonardo purchases Italian ground vehicle maker Iveco Defense for almost $2B
The deal, which is expected to close by first quarter 2026, consolidates some of Italy’s defense sector, at a time when European defense spending is on the rise.
‘Mega deal’ or no, Ukraine’s wartime drone tech seems poised to get to NATO militaries
Ukrainian drone producers - and NATO nations who want their technology - are hopeful a de facto ban on exporting weapons abroad might be coming to an end soon.
In first time since 2019, Boeing goes half a year without losses on defense programs
“We want to get our BDS [Boeing Defense, Space and Security] business back to high single digit margins and see nothing that's going to keep us from doing that,” Boeing CEO Ortberg said.
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Aselsan adds new platforms for Turkey’s Steel Dome national air defense, eyes export deals
"There is a huge demand, but main purpose is to make something together — co-production, co-design, co-investment," Aselsan CEO Ahmet Akyol told Breaking Defense of the international market.
Startup Union eyes share of 155mm shell production at new Texas facility
“By far, the most difficult thing [has] been pulling together these different pieces and parts, and mapping supply chains and onshoring all of this education back to the United States,” said Union co-founder Joe Musselman.
As electronic warfare pervades battlefields, Israeli firm is thinking smaller with anti-jam tech
An electronic warfare-saturated battlefield is upon us, Omer Sharar, co-founder and CEO of infiniDome, told Breaking Defense, and small drones and munitions are going to need protection.
Northrop targeting more European sales for IBCS, with local production pitch
Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom are all countries Northrop is pitching, or plans to pitch, on its Integrated Battle Command System.