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August 5, 2026
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GAO Warns of Delays and Risks in US Air Force’s B-52 Upgrade Effort

GAO Flags Cost Overruns and Delays in US Air Force’s $21B B-52 Modernization Program The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has warned that the US Air Force’s $21-billion B-52...

August 1, 2026
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Mirage 2000: France’s iconic multirole fighter

Developed during the Cold War era, the Dassault Mirage 2000 became one of France’s most successful fourth-generation fighter aircraft. Designed to provide speed, agility, and advanced combat capability, the...

July 28, 2026
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Procurement & Contracts

CPI Aerostructures Secures $13.6M Contract for EA-18G Next-Generation Jammer Pods

CPI Aerostructures has secured a $13.6 million contract from L3Harris to produce airborne pod structures for the US Navy’s Next-Generation Jammer-Low Band (NGJ-LB) electronic warfare program. The contract, which...

July 28, 2026
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Bell Wins $33.6M Contract to Upgrade US Marine Corps H-1 Helicopter Fleet

Bell Textron has secured a $33.64 million US Marine Corps contract to modernize the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopter fleets through the SPINE (Structural and Power Improvements for...

July 27, 2026
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Mergers & JV

GE Aerospace, StandardAero Partner to Sustain Engines for UK’s AW149 Helicopters

GE Aerospace and StandardAero have joined forces to manufacture and sustain the CT7-2E1 propulsion systems selected for the UK Armed Forces’ New Medium Helicopter (NMH) fleet. The partnership comes...

July 25, 2026
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Sikorsky and Safran Helicopter Engines Join Forces on Future Vertical Lift Technologies

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky has entered into a strategic partnership with Safran Helicopter Engines to evaluate future collaboration opportunities for advanced vertical lift programmes. The initiative is designed to accelerate...

July 24, 2026
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Financial and Investment Updates

UK Awards $946M Contract to BAE Systems for Future Combat Air Development

The UK government has signed a £708 million ($946 million) agreement with BAE Systems to accelerate the development of next-generation technologies for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The...

July 24, 2026
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US Navy Orders Three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II Aircraft in $1.2B Deal

Northrop Grumman has secured a nearly $1.2 billion contract from the US Navy to produce three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II airborne early warning and command-and-control aircraft. The award...

July 23, 2026
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Gripen engine sustainment expands in Canada

GE Aerospace and Magellan Aerospace have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish maintenance, repair, and overhaul capabilities in Canada for the F414-GE-39E engine that powers the Saab JAS...

July 22, 2026
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AI assistant boosts aircraft readiness at Travis

The US Air Force has selected MetroStar Systems’ Iris artificial intelligence maintenance platform for deployment at Travis Air Force Base, introducing advanced digital technologies to improve aircraft sustainment, maintenance...