A Presidential Memorandum signed by US President Donald Trump on 13 August, directs the US Department of War to develop a new procurement approach to allow foreign shipbuilders to participate in the future procurement of three classes of US naval vessels, provided they invest in US shipbuilding capacity, transfer technology, train US workers, and establish domestic supply chains.
Turkey has revised its industrial strategy for the General Electric Aerospace (GE Aerospace) F110 engines intended for use on its KAAN combat aircraft. The country is moving away from demanding licensed production in favour of industrial participation and access to new technologies.
Boeing has signed agreements with Poland’s WZL-1 and the Central Military Bureau of Design and Technology to implement its offset commitments as part of Poland’s AH-64E Apache helicopter procurement. The agreements establish long-term industrial cooperation for the sustainment, maintenance and ground support of the country’s Apache fleet.
UK prime Rolls-Royce and India's Reliance Industries have announced their intent to jointly design, develop, manufacture and deliver a sovereign indigenous combat engine for India's Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme. The two parties would combine Rolls-Royce’s expertise in advanced propulsion with Reliance’s technology, manufacturing, scale, and execution capabilities.
Israel’s Elbit Systems and Serbia’s state-owned Jugoimport SDPR are set to establish a joint combat drone factory in Serbia. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced on 8 August that the facility could be inaugurated between 15 and 20 September.
Airbus Helicopters has signed an MoU with local defence-tech company Terma to establish a framework to cooperate on upcoming helicopter campaigns, while advancing operational sovereignty and high-tech manufacturing in Denmark. Meanwhile, Thales announced a strategic partnership with Denmark’s Systematic to develop integrated air defence capabilities.