DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

12 additional FA-50PH light combat aircraft

Philippines Secures 12 Advanced FA-50PH Jets in $700 Million South Korea Deal

June 12, 2025

The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) has approved a fresh contract for 12 additional FA-50PH light combat aircraft from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). The agreement, signed in the first week of June and publicly confirmed on 10 June 2025, is valued

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

US Navy Awards $646M Raytheon Contract for SPY-6 Radar Expansion

June 11, 2025

The Navy has issued a $646 million contract option to Raytheon for four additional AN/SPY-6(V) radars. Defense officials confirm this is the fourth option exercised under a five-year hardware, production, and sustainment agreement signed in 2022.

New Canadian defense spend boosts domestic firms

Europe & NATO

Canada Boosts Defense Spending to Hit NATO 2% Target, Eyes Europe

June 10, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney has broken from decades of caution. He pledged an extra US $6.6 billion (CA $9 billion) for the Department of National Defense in the current fiscal year, moving Canada to the NATO 2 percent-of-GDP benchmark by April 2026

AI & Autonomy

France Releases Initial Details About French-German MGCS Future Tank Program

February 27, 2025

France and Germany have released a revised outline for the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS), the two-nation effort meant to retire the Leclerc and Leopard 2 fleets by the mid-2040s. Defense staff says the update locks roles, targets fresh trials, and places

Aircraft

AE 1107C Hits 500-Hour Mark Inside V-22 Fleet

December 27, 2024

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 test flight. The count feels modest next to jetliner totals, yet inside tiltrotor work it signals tough stamina. Dust

Latest

Philippines Secures 12 Advanced FA-50PH Jets in $700 Million South Korea Deal

US Navy Awards $646M Raytheon Contract for SPY-6 Radar Expansion

Canada Boosts Defense Spending to Hit NATO 2% Target, Eyes Europe

France Releases Initial Details About French-German MGCS Future Tank Program

AE 1107C Hits 500-Hour Mark Inside V-22 Fleet

Authors

Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

Lena Kovacs

Diego Ramos

Peter Johansson

Lucas Meyer