Arlington – October 22, 2026 -- RTX Corporation lets stakeholders send confidential, anonymous reports directly to its Audit Committee, its Board Lead Director, or a global helpline, with a stated zero-tolerance policy on retaliation.
London – October 21, 2026 -- Allen-Vanguard is launching SECURIS, a mobile counter-drone trailer built with four partner companies, at DSEi 25 in London. The system combines RF detection, radar, optical recognition and RF jamming on one rapidly deployable platform.
Ottawa – October 21, 2026 -- Allen-Vanguard has published a board-approved statement committing to a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery across its own operations and all of its supply chains, in line with its disclosure obligations under the Modern Slavery Act.
BROOMFIELD – October 21, 2026 -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) has closed on the purchase of a 130,000-square-foot production facility in Weld County, Colorado, and expects to hire more than 200 people there over the next 12 to 24 months.
The building sits on about 13 acres. BAE Systems will use it to expand manufacturing capacity for space-based hardware and sensor systems, citing customer demand and business growth.
United States – October 21, 2026 -- Axon Vision has set up a three-member U.S. Strategic Advisory Board of retired senior military and defense technology leaders and moved its Co-Founder and CTO, Ido Rozenberg, to the United States. The company is targeting what it calls the world's largest defense market.
LAS VEGAS – October 21, 2026 -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, will start upgrading its radio altimeters at its service centers in 2027, giving business aviation operators a route to meet new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operational standards without replacing existing systems.
Dallas – October 21, 2026 -- Business Jet has completed two of the first Starlink installations on the Gulfstream GIV, and a test flight recorded download speeds of up to 295 Mbps.
Gulfstream GIV Starlink STC was awarded in late August
The Dallas-based provider carried out the two installations after the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the GIV was awarded in late August. Business Jet says the GIV's addition to the approved lineup has drawn enthusiasm from owners and operators.
Dallas – October 21, 2026 -- Business Jet has completed the first Starlink installation on the Embraer Legacy 600 certification aircraft at its Dallas facility, adding the model to the list of aircraft approved for the satellite connectivity system.
The install is the first Legacy 600 equipped with Starlink. The company says it widens access for owners and operators of the type.
Dallas – October 21, 2026 -- Business Jet is building two hangars totaling nearly 70,000 square feet at Dallas Love Field (KDAL), lifting its footprint to 475,000 square feet across 19 hangars and 2 executive terminals. Completion of the 18th and 19th hangars is scheduled for January 2026.
Huntington Beach, Calif. – October 20, 2026 -- Mach Industries, a defense manufacturer developing autonomous systems for the U.S. military and its allies, has appointed Zach Kirkman, previously Deputy Chief Financial Officer at General Motors, as its Chief Financial Officer.
