May 2026 – Page 7 – defencenews.online

Babcock expands defense engineering capacity

British defense company Babcock has teamed up with Canada’s AtkinsRéalis under a five-year agreement to strengthen engineering support for UK defense and submarine programs. The partnership is designed to...

UAV SIGINT partnership formed by Quantum, R&S

Quantum Systems and Rohde & Schwarz have partnered to integrate advanced signal intelligence (SIGINT) payloads onto tactical unmanned aerial vehicles. The collaboration aims to bring sophisticated electronic intelligence capabilities,...

Canada upgrades CC-130J fleet with $1.15B deal

Canada has approved contract amendments worth $1.15 billion with Lockheed Martin to extend maintenance and modernization support for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CC-130J Hercules fleet. The package includes...

Arkeus raises $18M for AI sensing systems

Australian defense technology company Arkeus has raised 25 million Australian dollars ($18 million) in Series A funding to accelerate development of its AI-powered battlefield sensing systems. The company specializes...

Pentagon backs major F-35 EW upgrade

The US Department of Defense has awarded Lockheed Martin a $991-million contract to produce 432 electronic warfare modification kits for the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. The upgrades are...

Draganfly acquires Skip Dynamix drone assets

Canadian drone manufacturer Draganfly has agreed to acquire key assets from Skip Dynamix’s drone business in a deal worth up to $7.5 million. The acquisition expands Draganfly’s portfolio of...

QinetiQ to test UK Army RCH155 howitzer

QinetiQ has secured an £18-million ($24 million) contract from the UK’s National Armaments Director Group to conduct testing and assurance work for the British Army’s new Remote Controlled Howitzer...

Serbia unveils armed IKA-20-M drone

PR-DC has introduced a new armed version of its IKA-20-M military multicopter platform equipped with a 7.62mm machine gun capable of firing up to 250 rounds during a single...

US boosts counter-drone push with contract

Perennial Autonomy has received a US military contract worth up to $500 million to support counter-drone operations through AI-enabled interception systems. The agreement includes platforms such as the Merops...

Airbus wins Italy A330 tanker contract

Italy has awarded Airbus a $1.6-billion contract for six A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft and long-term logistics support. The new fleet will replace Italy’s aging Boeing KC-767 tanker...