News in Numbers

Boeing secured a US Army contract to manufacture AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for international clients, with nearly $4.68bn allocated under the Foreign Military Sales programme.

Defence contractor Babcock has reported a contract backlog of £9.9bn for the first half of fiscal 2026 (HY26), a figure up 4% from £9.5bn in the same period of the previous fiscal period.

The Swedish Armed Forces have directed the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration to acquire an additional 94 Patria 6×6 armoured vehicles, designated as Pansarterrängbil 300 in Sweden.

CAE’s defence and security division reported revenue of C$566.6m ($404.3m) in the second quarter of fiscal 2026 – up 14% from C$495.9m in the same period of FY25.

The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a Lot 12 contract worth $2.47bn for the supply of 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling aircraft.