NatSecPulse — Defense Tech Signal Monday
🔎 Defense Tech Signal — Monday
• L3Harris agreed to sell a majority stake in its space propulsion unit to AE Industrial for $845M, signaling continued private capital reshaping the defense space industrial base and legacy propulsion portfolios.
• Elbit Systems secured roughly $150M to field DIRCM self‑protection systems on additional European transport aircraft, indicating accelerated NATO investment in aircraft survivability against MANPADS-class threats.
• Turkish President Erdoğan publicly renewed calls for Türkiye’s return to the F‑35 program, reopening a key alliance and advanced fighter modernization question tied to airpower interoperability and supply chains.
Sources:
1) SpaceNews — https://spacenews.com/l3harris-to-sell-majority-stake-in-space-propulsion-unit-to-ae-industrial-for-845-million/
2) Elbit Systems — https://www.elbitsystems.com/news/elbit-systems-dircm-self-protection-systems-chosen-protect-aircraft-additional-european
3) TRT World — https://www.trtworld.com/article/8af8cb1cdb65
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