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Global Combat Air Programme: UK-Japan-Italy sixth-generation fighter moves into £4.6bn design phase
The Global Combat Air Programme is a UK-Japan-Italy sixth-generation combat aircraft programme governed through GIGO and delivered industrially by Edgewing, with a £4.6bn contract now funding work through end-2027 ahead of a targeted 2035 service entry.
Typhoon Dolphin floods eastern China after more than 1m people evacuated
Typhoon Dolphin floods eastern China after more than 1 million evacuations, grounding flights and raising river and landslide risks.
RKLB jumped 9.5% before earnings. Can Rocket Lab’s numbers match the excitement?
Rocket Lab reports Q2 tonight after RKLB jumped 9.5%. Revenue, Neutron, Space Force contracts and its US$50bn valuation face a key test.
Why Westpac Banking (ASX: WBC) shares fell over 4% despite a A$1.8bn Q3 profit print
Westpac posts Q3 profit of A$1.8bn and pro forma CET1 of 12.3%, setting up a probable November FY26 buyback as mortgage volumes drop 20% since May.
Corporate Travel Management (ASX:CTD) wins UK Defence contract with £28m six-month TTV forecast as ASX deadline nears
Corporate Travel Management has secured further UK Ministry of Defence work supporting the Afghan Resettlement Programme, with £28 million of transaction value forecast over the first six months. The award strengthens the operational case for customer continuity, but delayed financial statements and CTD’s continuing ASX suspension remain the more immediate investor tests.
SUSS MicroTec orders jumped 146% as sales fell 24%. How much rests on one €115m deal?
SUSS MicroTec SE (FWB: SMHN) ended June with backlog equal to 2.3 times first-half sales, but one Taiwanese order equalled 28.0% of intake as EBIT fell 67.9%.
James Hardie (ASX: JHX) jumps 5.8% as FY27 guidance rises
James Hardie shares jumped as FY27 guidance rose. Can stronger fibre-cement growth, AZEK synergies and cash flow support the recovery?
RENK Group (Xetra: R3NK) faces H2 execution test after €7.4bn backlog
RENK Group AG (Xetra: R3NK) ended the first half of 2026 with a record €7.4 billion order backlog, but clearing its full-year revenue guidance requires at least €862.8 million of second-half sales, about 35% more than it generated in H1.
Generali H1 profit rises 13.7% to €2.54bn as €500m buyback set for 10 August
Generali H1 operating result rose 11.2% to €4.5B and a €500M buyback starts Aug 10, but the stock sits near a 52-week high with the Intesa overhang live.
Kraken Robotics nearly tripled its revenue target, but one margin number changes the story
Kraken Robotics Inc. (TSXV: PNG) added C$135 million to its 2026 revenue-guidance midpoint after including Covelya, while acquisition financing increased its share base and lowered the implied adjusted EBITDA margin.