US–India Defence & Nuclear Tech: A senior US official says Washington and New Delhi are expanding defence and civil nuclear cooperation, including “trusted AI” adoption, as both sides push deeper interoperability. Counter-Drone Procurement: DroneShield won A$23.2m in European defence contracts and is rolling out a new RF intelligence engine (RfAI-3) to spot emerging drone threats. Autonomous Systems Expansion: XTEND integrated Latvia’s Atlas, adding 4,200+ robotic platforms and expanding NATO/EU support across ~40 European countries. Missile & Air-Defence Industrial Base: L3Harris is set to quadruple THAAD propulsion production under a new deal, while the US also signed agreements to expand PAC-3 MSE and THAAD propulsion output. Cybersecurity for Defence: Microsoft launched Project Perception and MAI-Cyber-1-Flash to automate vulnerability detection and remediation with agentic AI, moving deeper into enterprise cyber defence competition. Ukraine Defence Accountability: A Kyiv court jailed a drone-industry event organizer without bail after a Russian missile strike killed 11, spotlighting security and approvals for defence expos. Aerospace/Shipbuilding Contracts: OKI will supply towed passive sonars for Australia’s Mogami-class frigates, and Telespazio completed a new S/X-band satellite antenna installation in the Azores to strengthen ground-station capacity.