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January 2, 2026
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R&D

LIG Nex1 selected to develop South Korea’s first stand-off electronic warfare aircraft

LIG Nex1 has been selected to lead the development of South Korea’s first stand-off electronic warfare aircraft, a program that will convert a civilian business jet into one of...

December 31, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

France awards $1.34B contract for acquisition of two Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft

France has signed a $1.34 billion agreement with Saab to procure two GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft, marking a major step in replacing its aging E-3F...

December 29, 2025
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US Air Force Awards Boeing $2B for B-52 Re-Engining Effort

The US Air Force has issued a $2.04 billion contract to Boeing to continue development of the B-52 engine replacement effort, marking a major milestone in the modernization of...

December 29, 2025
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Mergers & JV

AI Partnership Between Lockheed and MANTECH Targets Military Aviation Sustainment

Lockheed Martin has partnered with MANTECH, a Virginia-based IT and defense services firm, to apply artificial intelligence technologies to the sustainment of US military combat aircraft. Under the strategic...

December 27, 2025
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Russia Delivers Modernized Su-30SM2 Fighters to Belarus, Strengthening Military Partnership

Belarus has received another shipment of Su-30SM2 multirole fighters from Russia, with defense officials stating the jets could soon be placed on operational air-defense alert. The delivery underscores the...

December 24, 2025
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Spain Procures 18 C295 Aircraft for Paratroop Operations and Aircrew Training

Airbus has announced that Spain’s Ministry of Defence has ordered 18 C295 transport aircraft to modernise the fleets currently used by the Spanish Air and Space Force for pilot...

December 23, 2025
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Saab Locks in $270M Gripen Development Deal Extending Through 2028

Saab has been awarded a 2.5-billion-krona ($270 million) order by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration to finance ongoing development of the Gripen fighter system through 2028. The contract covers...

December 22, 2025
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R&D

US Air Force Selects PhantomStrike Radar for VISTA Test Aircraft

As part of an ongoing upgrade program, the US Air Force has selected Raytheon’s PhantomStrike radar for installation on the X-62A VISTA autonomous test aircraft. PhantomStrike is a compact,...

December 22, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Acquires First Texan II Trainers from Textron

Textron Aviation Defense has secured a contract to deliver the first Beechcraft T-6JP Texan II trainer aircraft to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, marking a key step in the...

December 18, 2025
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France’s National Gendarmerie Receives Its First Airbus H160

The French National Gendarmerie has taken delivery of its first H160 helicopter, handed over by Airbus Helicopters at the company’s Marignane site in southern France. Ordered in 2021 as...