Award of the Contract for the Next Phase of the SCAF Project
The French, German, and Spanish defense ministries have committed to the next stage of the tri-national Future Combat Air System. Their signature…
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Philippines Secures 12 Advanced FA-50PH Jets in $700 Million South Korea Deal
The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) has approved a fresh contract for 12 additional FA-50PH light combat aircraft from Korea Aerospace Industries…
Canada Boosts Defense Spending to Hit NATO 2% Target, Eyes Europe
Prime Minister Mark Carney has broken from decades of caution. He pledged an extra US $6.6 billion (CA $9 billion) for the Department…
MD Helicopters Says LUH Award to Eurocopter Is Outrageous
The senior team at MD Helicopters, Inc. calls the Army’s Light Utility Helicopter choice “flat-out wrong”. They argue the service stacked the deck…
AE 1107C Hits 500-Hour Mark Inside V-22 Fleet
The T406 engine reached a solid 500-hour record on one Osprey in mid-August last year. It happened during normal line ops, not a…
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Russia Will Produce French New Generation Thermal Imagers
Paris—At Eurosatory 2012 Russia’s state arms trader Rosoboronexport and France’s Thales Optronics signed a licence that lets the Vologda Optical-Mechanical Plant build Catherine…
Eaton Wins Hydraulic System Contract For A380 – $200 Million Potential For U.S. Company
Eaton Wins Hydraulic System Contract For A380 – $200 Million Potential For U.S. Company Published: / Updated: Airbus has chosen […]
Ahead of Modi Visit, US Approves Sale of 22 Guardian Drones to India
The United States has cleared the sale of twenty-two MQ-9B Guardian unmanned aircraft to India, opening a path for New Delhi to field…
Romania Submits €10 Billion Military Upgrade Plan to Parliament
Romania Submits €10 Billion Military Upgrade Plan to Parliament Published: / Updated: Romania’s defense ministry has asked lawmakers to clear […]
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Poland Receives First AH-64D Apaches to Prepare for Guardian Fleet
Three AH-64D Apache attack helicopters landed this morning at the 56th Air Base in Latkowo, near Inowrocław. They taxied to the ramp in quick succession, rotors still spinning while ground crews signaled them into place. Defense officials confirm these aircraft now belong to the 1st…
China’s Expanding Drone Arsenal Reveals Strength of Civil-Military Integration
The first taxi runs of Jiutian’s SS-UAV “drone mothership” at a private airfield in Sichuan on 16 June reflect how far China’s unmanned programs have moved in a single decade. According to industry sources, technicians completed telemetry checks in less than six weeks, after the…
Training for the Mission – Ukrainians Learn to Operate the Leopard 1 A5
Training for the Mission – Ukrainians Learn to Operate the Leopard 1 A5 Published: / Updated: A Leopard 1 tank, […]
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Award of the Contract for the Next Phase of the SCAF Project
The French, German, and Spanish defense ministries have committed to the next stage of the…
Direct Toronto–Istanbul Flights Start in December 2025 with New Air Transat-Turkish Airlines Tie-Up
Air Transat will open a direct link between Toronto Pearson and Istanbul on 6 December…
Lockheed Martin Turns to Europe to Fix Missile Bottlenecks and Meet Soaring Alliance Demand
Lockheed Martin has entered a surge phase. More missiles leave its U.S. plants than ever,…
Spain pushes back on 5 % defense quota, advocates integrated EU-NATO investment framework
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has notified NATO headquarters that Spain will not accept a future…
Hybrid Base Station Sniper Pod Upgrade Enables F-35 to Share Sensor Data with 4th-Gen Aircraft
The Defense-Aerospace editorial team has confirmed that Lockheed Martin is pressing ahead with the Hybrid…
Sweden Shifts 3.5 % GDP Defense Spending Target to 2032 Ahead of NATO Summit
Sweden will now aim to spend 3.5 percent of its gross domestic product on defense…
Airbus Advances MRTT+ Tanker Production While France Green-Lights VSR700 Naval Drone
Airbus used the mid-week peak of Le Bourget to firm up two programs that matter…
Poland Receives First AH-64D Apaches to Prepare for Guardian Fleet
Three AH-64D Apache attack helicopters landed this morning at the 56th Air Base in Latkowo,…