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SSN-AUKUS submarine program: Design, funding, shipyards and delivery timeline
SSN-AUKUS is the next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine being developed for the United Kingdom and Australia under AUKUS. Detailed design and long-lead procurement are advancing as Britain prepares for first steel cutting in 2027 and Australia builds the Osborne industrial base needed to begin its own submarine construction before the end of the decade.
Grand Paris Express project: €36.1bn cost, 200km metro network, Line 18 opening and 2031 completion timeline
Grand Paris Express is building four automated metro lines around the French capital as part of a roughly 200km network with 68 stations. Line 18 is approaching the first opening of an entirely new line in late 2026, while construction, systems integration and commissioning across the wider programme are scheduled to continue through 2031.
Thales advances €3.9bn Exail takeover as tender offer agreement is signed
Thales signs binding tender offer agreement for the €3.9 billion Exail underwater drone deal; shares trade below the €134 bid on timeline risk into 2028.
Why Exor’s leadership changes put capital allocation and company performance in focus
Benoît Ribadeau-Dumas is becoming deputy chief executive officer of Exor as John Elkann tightens oversight of a portfolio spanning Ferrari, Stellantis, Philips, healthcare, luxury, media and investment management.
Global defense spending hits record $2.9T as satellite and drone names join the primes
Global defense spending hit a record $2.9T and is broadening beyond the primes. Planet Labs' record quarter, with defense revenue up 65%, shows the new defense-tech track.
UK orders hundreds more Thales missiles as Middle East drone threat reshapes air defence priorities
Drone threats are consuming air defence stockpiles. Britain’s Thales missile order tests whether industry can keep pace with Middle East demand.
Naval Group beats Babcock, Saab and Navantia to land Sweden’s $4.2bn LuleĂĄ-class frigate order
Sweden picked Naval Group over Babcock, Saab and Navantia for a $4.25 billion frigate deal. What it signals for the Baltic, NATO and Europe's defence map.
IBM, AWS, and Microsoft face $195bn sovereign cloud rules built to cut them out
Sovereign cloud is a $195bn market in 2026 and governments are writing procurement rules that hyperscalers were not built to meet. Who wins and who adapts?
Saildrone Spectre: How a $40m unmanned vessel with Lockheed Martin Mk70 VLS could reshape distributed maritime strike
Saildrone unveils Spectre, a 52m USV built for ASW and strike with Lockheed Martin VLS and Thales sonar. Fincantieri builds in Wisconsin. Read the full analysis.
UK advances Project NYX drone programme with BAE Systems, Leonardo, and Thales shortlisted
UK MOD advances Project NYX with seven firms developing Apache-paired drones. Find out what this means for future battlefield autonomy and defence tech.