Aerospace & Defense

Arlington – October 16, 2026 -- The chair and CEO of Edge Total Intelligence Inc. (TSXV: CTRL) bought a combined 320,000 shares on the open market on October 13 and 14. The purchases are part of a wave of insider buying across defense, aerospace and national security technology since early September, including a $998,400 director purchase at Honeywell Aerospace.

edgeTI chair nearly doubles his holding, CEO adds about 70%

Chair James Barrett bought 170,000 subordinate voting shares in five transactions at prices between C$0.3944 and C$0.4405, a total of about C$69,300, according to SEDI filings. His reported holding rose from 183,467 to 353,467 shares.

CEO Jason Nichols bought 150,000 subordinate voting shares in three transactions on October 13 at US$0.2970 to US$0.3110, about US$45,600 in total. His holding increased from 213,000 to 363,000 shares.

Marietta – October 16, 2026 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) delivered the first C-130J-30 Super Hercules for the U.S. Navy's Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission on Oct. 15 at its Marietta, Georgia, facility. The aircraft will be modified into the E-130J Phoenix II, the Navy's next-generation airborne nuclear command-and-control platform.

Northrop Grumman to complete the E-130J conversion as mission systems integrator

The airframe will be transferred to Northrop Grumman, the mission systems integrator. The E-130J TACAMO industry team will then complete the conversion before the aircraft enters service as the E-130J Phoenix II.

Capt. Roger Davis, program manager for Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications (PMA-271), said the Navy now moves into mission systems integration. He described the delivered airframe as the structural and performance backbone for the mission.

Newport Beach – October 16, 2026 -- Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has finalized an order with Airbus for 75 A320neo Family aircraft, the largest order in the lessor's nearly 40-year history, with deliveries scheduled between 2032 and 2035.

The order lifts ACG's outstanding A320neo Family commitments to 115 aircraft. As of June 30, 2026, the lessor had 118 A320neo Family aircraft in its fleet. The agreement includes conversion rights to other variants within the family, which gives ACG flexibility across its future delivery pipeline.

Order book now extends into the mid-2030s

Rob Downes, ACG's Chief OEM Officer, said the order gives the company additional capacity to meet airline demand for replacement and growth requirements. It also extends ACG's order book pipeline into the mid-2030s, he said.

Glendale – October 15, 2026 -- Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs have surged over the past year because regulatory changes made routine beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights realistic for police departments, according to a Vertical Magazine feature.

Regulatory change removes the federal waiver bottleneck

BVLOS operations were previously a special-case exception that required lengthy federal waivers. Under the new rules, departments can fly them routinely, which is the main driver behind the program growth the feature documents across multiple agencies.

Departments report faster scene assessment and lower officer risk

Agencies running DFR programs cite three benefits: faster scene assessment, reduced officer risk on unclear calls, and the ability to clear low-priority calls remotely once a drone confirms nothing further is needed.

Mesa, Ariz. – October 15, 2026 -- Versaterm DroneSense customers will receive FAA Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) airspace authorizations directly inside the platform at no additional cost, as part of their existing subscriptions.

DroneSense becomes an FAA-approved LAANC Secondary Data Service Provider

The integration connects Versaterm DroneSense to Versaterm Aloft. Aloft is an FAA-approved UAS Service Supplier (USS) that, per the company, processes the majority of LAANC authorizations. Through that connection, DroneSense now holds status as an FAA-approved LAANC Secondary Data Service Provider.

Public safety agencies can request and receive authorizations without manual FAA coordination or separate applications.

Stockholm – October 15, 2026 -- Saab has presented the first of three GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft ordered for the Swedish Air Force by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV).

Aircraft enters testing and verification ahead of first flight

The aircraft now moves into a testing and verification phase. First flight and delivery to the customer follow. The source gives no dates for either milestone.

Sweden has ordered three GlobalEye aircraft across two contracts

FMV contracted the first two aircraft in 2022, with an option for additional aircraft. A third GlobalEye was ordered in 2024. The option has not been exercised beyond that third order, according to the information provided.

Las Vegas – October 15, 2026 -- SAFE Structure Designs, a Las Vegas-based defense engineering and manufacturing company, has partnered with Zo's Bravehearts Foundation to send three children with leukemia and their mothers to Rome, Italy.

As a major donor to the nonprofit, SAFE took part in a trip that included a meeting with the Pope and a private tour of the Vatican. The program gave the families time together outside the demands of cancer treatment.

Zo's Bravehearts Foundation provides transport, meals and home support across the Las Vegas Valley

The Las Vegas-based 501(c)(3) offers family-centered childhood cancer support. Its services include transportation assistance, meals, home support, essential supplies and family experiences. The foundation says these services ease the practical and emotional burdens of pediatric cancer.

Delray Beach – October 15, 2026 -- The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) market will grow from USD 3.67 billion in 2026 to USD 10.94 billion by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 24.4%, according to MarketsandMarkets. Unit volumes are forecast to rise from 1,123 in 2026 to 2,771 by 2031.

Large AUVs deployed beyond 1,000 meters lead segment growth at 25.1% CAGR

Large AUVs (>1,000 meters) are expected to record the highest CAGR of 25.1% and to dominate the market by type. Demand comes from deep-sea exploration, subsea cable route mapping and complex military missions requiring long-duration operations beyond 1,000 meters.

Large platforms offer greater payload capacity, advanced sonar systems and extended endurance. That makes them suited to mine countermeasures, environmental monitoring and geophysical surveys.

Falls Church – – October 15, 2026 -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) has won a contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) to design and demonstrate ultra-compact radio-frequency (RF) terminals for a space-based data layer. The source does not disclose the contract value or schedule.

BAE Systems bases the terminals on its space-hardened software-defined radios

The company will adapt its existing family of space-hardened software-defined radios for the program. The radios are designed to perform reliably in contested or degraded environments, including jamming, electromagnetic interference and space radiation, from deployment into various orbits.

Terminals must pass space-characterization tests and operate from LEO to GEO

The system will carry military-grade security and pass space-characterization tests. It will support operations from low Earth orbit (LEO) to geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO).

Irvine, Calif. – October 15, 2026 -- Getac Technology Corporation will present an end-to-end public safety lineup at booth 1501 at the IACP Annual Conference & Exposition in Orlando, Florida, Oct. 24–27, led by a new release of its Getac Video Suite evidence management platform and Copilot+ PC rugged devices.

Video Suite adds modules for officer review, mobile evidence capture and plate recognition

The latest Video Suite release extends the platform beyond video collection and management. Officer Review is a configurable quality-improvement tool that uses randomized data tailored to an agency's policies and objectives. The Evidence OnSite Mobile App lets officers capture and classify video and photos on department-issued phones and give community members a QR code to submit evidence.