Defense Industry

The U.S. Army chose AeroVironment’s Freedom Eagle-1 as its Next-Generation Counter-UAS Missile. The selection adds a lower-cost interceptor to layered air defense aimed at long-range one-way attack drones and other uncrewed threats. A $95.9 million award under the Long-Range Kinetic Interceptor program

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a letter of intent in Linköping on Oct 22 covering cooperation in airpower and a prospective export of JAS 39 Gripen E fighters to Ukraine. The public range set by Stockholm is wide

On 8 November, Antonov An-124 heavy transport UR-82008 returned to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Arizona carrying three AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters for the Indian Army. The aircraft had left the same airfield a week earlier for India and was due to make

Romania now owns 18 former Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16AM/BM fighters that had already been flying from the 86th Air Base at Fetești as part of the European F-16 Training Center. The aircraft remain assigned to the training mission at Fetești, where

Boeing reported about $23.3 billion in third-quarter revenue, including a core loss driven by a $4.9 billion charge tied to the commercial 777X program’s updated certification schedule. Free cash flow was slightly positive, and the FAA cleared a step-up of 737 production

Norway and NHIndustries signed an out-of-court settlement on November 3 that ends litigation over Oslo’s canceled NH90 maritime helicopter program. Officials confirm the agreement includes €305 million in cash plus roughly €70 million previously drawn under bank guarantees. The Oslo District Court

PGZ signed cooperation agreements with Babcock, Fincantieri, and Saab on Sept 2 at MSPO 2025 in Kielce. Each document references industrial work in Poland related to the Orka submarine procurement. The government set a decision path that keeps the award inside 2025