Sunday, October 18, 2026

Wars shift focus from jets to weapons at giant Farnborough Airshow

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 17 (Reuters) — Spiraling security risks are expected to push defense to the forefront of Britain’s Farnborough Airshow, as aerospace and arms makers struggle to keep pace with demand for weapons while cementing a fragile recovery in civil jet and engine production.With the Ukraine war in its fifth year and a ceasefire…

Saronic picks Brownsville, Texas, for $3 billion Port Alpha shipyard

Autonomous vessel maker Saronic is set to build Port Alpha, a shipyard the company describes as the most advanced in the world, at the Port of Brownsville, Texas.The announcement builds on an eventful few weeks for the company’s Corsair drone boats.On July 12, three Corsairs struck Iran’s Bandar Abbas naval base in what U.S. Central…

US Navy 2 years behind on hypersonic missile installation on Zumwalt destroyers

The U.S. Navy’s expensive effort to install hypersonic missiles on three Zumwalt-class destroyers is two years behind schedule, according to government auditors. In addition to problems stemming from both the destroyers and the missiles, the Navy and Army are reportedly not coordinating work on the joint Conventional Prompt Strike missile program. Missile flight testing scheduled…