Airbus' Autonomous Gambit & Franco-German Fighter Impasse
Today's headlines showcase competing autonomous technologies and geopolitical tensions around fighter aircraft, with Airbus' uncrewed H145 leading the charge.
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Today's headlines showcase competing autonomous technologies and geopolitical tensions around fighter aircraft, with Airbus' uncrewed H145 leading the charge.
Read full briefingToday's ballistic missile attacks on Israel underscore a worrying acceleration of the Middle East arms race. Key finding: Iran's missile strike today is the third such attack in four months, demonstrating a concerning escalation pattern.
Today's youth-focused AI training initiatives could fuel tomorrow's defence workforce, but raises concerns over skills gap and job displacement. Key finding: The government's partnership with industry and unions to support young people entering the AI jobs market is a step towards mitigating skills gaps in defence technology.
Today's drone clash in the Strait of Hormuz accelerates a months-long trend of escalating drone and air defense procurements, as regional powers scramble for dominance. Key finding: The U.S.'s interception of multiple Iranian drones and strike on Kharg Island marks an intensification of tensions in the world's most crucial oil chokepoint, echoing a 30-day pattern of drone-centric conflicts and procurements.
Analysis of Airbus Takes Off: $8B in Orders, New AI Partnership activity.
Analysis of Boeing Defends Its Turf: $12B in Wins, New Tech on Deck activity.
Analysis of BAE Systems activity.
AI dominates defence procurement with $54 billion in Pentagon investment. Traditional primes integrate AI into platforms while Anduril, Saronic, and Helsing raise record funding.
L3Harris is delivering submarine-launched AUVs through DIU. Turkey unveiled an armed XLUUV with torpedo capability. The U.S. Navy advanced seven MUSV designs to prototype. And the SEALs are testing crewed-uncrewed teaming underwater.
Who's winning the programmes that matter — and why.
Deep briefings on major programmes, cost trajectories, and political risk.
Supply chain shifts, M&A, and what the primes aren't saying publicly.
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