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December 11, 2025
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NATO places an order for NH90 military helicopters for the Netherlands

NAHEMA, NATO’s Helicopter Management Agency, has signed a contract with NHIndustries to provide three NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopters (NFH) for the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force. Acting on...

December 5, 2025
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KBR Wins $117M for F/A-18 Export Fleet Support

KBR has been awarded a $117-million NAVAIR contract to bolster foreign military sales support for the F/A-18 and EA-18G fleets operated by key US allies. The company will deliver...

December 4, 2025
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Archer, Karem Team on Next-Gen VTOL Rotor Tech

Archer Aviation has entered into a new agreement with Karem Aircraft to integrate Karem’s military-grade rotor and tiltrotor technologies into Archer’s upcoming autonomous, hybrid-propulsion VTOL aircraft. The collaboration grants...

December 2, 2025
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Washington Greenlights $445M Agreement to Support Bahrain’s F-16 Fleet

The United States has authorized a potential $445 million military sale to provide sustainment services for Bahrain’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets. The package—supported by key contractors Lockheed Martin...

December 2, 2025
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Austria Completes $1.7B Acquisition Deal for M-346FA Fighter Aircraft With Italy

Austria has wrapped up a 1.5-billion-euro ($1.7 billion) deal to purchase 12 Leonardo M-346FA fighter-attack aircraft from Italy. Deliveries to Linz-Hörsching Air Base will begin in 2028, with the...

December 1, 2025
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US Navy Grants Pratt & Whitney $1.6 Billion Contract for F-35 Engine Maintenance

The US Navy has awarded RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney a contract worth approximately $1.6 billion to support F135 engines, the powerplant of the F-35 Lightning II. The agreement...

November 30, 2025
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Belgium authorizes five extra H145M helicopters, expanding fleets for both Defence and Police forces.

Belgium has decided to acquire five extra Airbus H145M helicopters—three destined for Defence and two for the Federal Police—raising the nation’s future fleet to a total of twenty aircraft....

November 27, 2025
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Boeing Wins Pentagon Contracts Worth Over $7B for Apaches and KC-46 Tankers

Boeing has secured more than $7 billion in new US Department of Defense contracts to manufacture AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the US Army and additional KC-46A Pegasus refueling...

November 24, 2025
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Vectrus wins $252M US Air Force contract to support Iraq’s F-16 fleet

Colorado-based Vectrus Systems has received a roughly $252-million contract from the US Air Force to support Iraq’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets, building on a $118-million award earlier this...

November 21, 2025
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MH-47G Fleet Expands Under New $877M USSOCOM Deal

Boeing has secured a major $877.7-million Pentagon contract to deliver additional MH-47G special operations helicopters to the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Although the exact number of aircraft remains...