Airbus and Indra Group have been selected by the Spanish Ministry of Defence to conduct a conceptual definition study for a future SIGINT aircraft for the Spanish Air and Space Force.
On 29 December, the United States Department of War announced the signing of a production contract with Boeing for the supply of F-15IA Eagle II multirole combat aircraft to Israel.
Spanish Ministry of Defence has selected Airbus Defence and Space to lead the development and implementation of the Air and Space Force’s new combat Integrated Training System (ITS-C).
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ASELSAN has successfully tested its bunker-buster Tolun munition, destroying a UH-1 helicopter placed beneath reinforced concrete during a live firing from the Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicle.
Tata Advanced Systems and Lockheed Martin announced on 18 December the groundbreaking of a new Defence Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility in India to support the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.
From 1 January 2026, Croatia’s Rafale multirole fighters will assume responsibility for protecting national airspace within NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence System.
On 19 December, the United States Department of War announced the signing of another contract with Lockheed Martin for the provision of logistics support services for the global fleet of multirole combat aircraft from the F-35 Lightning II family.
Prototypes of the Bayraktar Kizilelma developed by Baykar Technologies have achieved a first in aviation by conducting close formation flight entirely through autonomous systems.
On 22 December, the United States Embassy in India announced the delivery of the final batch of Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters ordered so far by India.
Kongsberg has signed an agreement to acquire California-based Zone 5 Technologies LLC, which designs and produces affordable, mass-producible long-range strike and anti-drone missiles.
Rafael Systems Global Sustainment (RSGS) has been selected as an awardee in the Missile Defense Agency’s second series of staggered awards under the SHIELD Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract.
On December 23, the U.S. Department of War announced the signing of a new framework agreement with Lockheed Martin related to the C-130J Super Hercules programme.
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