Emlyn Taylor, former group managing director of Lockheed Martin UK’s rotary and mission systems, has announced his appointment as the company’s chief operating officer in a LinkedIn post. Taylor, a 24-year veteran of Lockheed, also currently serves as chairman of the board of the U.K. arm of the Bethesda, Maryland-based company, according to his LinkedIn...
Satellogic and Uzma Berhad will be leading the development of the Malaysian High-Resolution Earth Observation Satellite Project. As Uzma’s technology partner, Satellogic will be collaborating with Malaysia’s workforce in designing, developing, assembling and integrating a high-resolution satellite. Based on Satellogic’s platform, the spacecraft will be fitted with technologies that would enable it to deliver 50-centimeter...
Anduril Industries has entered into a strategic partnership with Rheinmetall to produce software-defined autonomous air systems and advanced propulsion capabilities for Europe. “Together with Rheinmetall, we’re building systems that can be produced quickly, deployed widely, and adapted as NATO missions evolve,” Anduril Industries CEO Brian Schimpf said. The partnership calls for the two companies to...
HawkEye 360 has named Hiroshi “Henry” Ogawa as its general manager for Japan to support the company’s broader effort to expand its presence in the Indo-Pacific. Based in Tokyo, Ogawa will drive HawkEye 360’s growth strategy in Japan, focusing on business development, local partnerships and national security initiatives. Ogawa previously served as CEO of Sumisho...
Auterion will integrate open-source software into Taiwan’s defense uncrewed vessels to help expand its autonomous unmanned systems capabilities. The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to formalize the agreement and outline a joint road map. According to Adm. Shi-Chiang Lee, president of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, the decision...
French aerospace company Thales is collaborating with the United Arab Emirates’ EDGE Group to support the local production and maintenance of advanced electro-optic systems. The latest partnership expands their shared commitment to developing the UAE’s sovereign defense capabilities and localizing key technologies. Under a recently signed memorandum of understanding, Thales and EDGE’s Electro-Optic Centre of...
Portugal is purchasing a sixth KC-390 Millennium aircraft, the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer announced at the Paris Air Show. The procurement follows a contract the country signed in August 2019 to buy five KC-390s for the Portuguese Air Force’s transport fleet. Embraer said the sixth Millennium will boost Portugal’s flight capacity for missions supporting its armed...
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration is purchasing Saab’s Giraffe 4A radar systems valued at $146.3 million for delivery from 2026 to 2027. The systems provide an upgradable software-based mobile sensor to further boost Sweden’s ground-based air surveillance, Saab said Tuesday. Giraffe 4A is designed as a multifunctional system offering users various capabilities, such as identifying...
U.S. aerospace company Bell Textron has received an order from Tunisia to deliver 12 Subaru Bell 412EPX helicopters, which will be used for multi-role military and security operations. The order is part of the Tunisian Air Force’s expansion of its Bell rotary-wing fleet, which currently has Bell UH-1s, 205s and OH-58s. A next-generation utility helicopter,...
The U.K. government has announced government and industry funding worth over $339 million to support cutting-edge aerospace projects to advance green aviation. The funding package will accelerate development in gas turbine technology, hydrogen-powered flight, laser-based manufacturing for large aerostructures and other research areas. “This investment will keep [U.K. aerospace] at the forefront of innovation, not...
