Embraer and the Portuguese State have signed an amendment to the existing contract for the acquisition of a sixth KC-390 Millennium aircraft and the inclusion of ten new purchase options.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) will host the second Blue Magic Netherlands (BMNL) event on 18 November 2025 in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Defence and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs.
The Department of the Air Force is commemorating 78 years since its establishment on 18 September 1947, when it became the third military department alongside the Army and Navy.
Rheinmetall’s medium-range solution, the LUNA NG, was in the final stages of certification and prepared for delivery to the German Ministry of Defence.
On 15 September, the US Department of State announced the approval of a request from the Peruvian authorities regarding a potential purchase of Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Fighting Falcon Block 70 multirole fighter aircraft.
The first group of Finnish Air Force personnel has begun its initial training on the F-35 multi-role fighter at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
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On 16 September, the Polish Armed Forces carried out the first live-fire exercise of the Patriot air and missile defence system acquired under the Wisła programme.
Swarmer, Ukraine’s leading drone autonomy and swarming company, has announced a $15m Series A round led by US-based Broadband Capital Investments.
Lockheed Martin has outlined the operational use and future development of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) Weapon System against evolving missile threats.
Textron Aviation Defense has launched a nationwide tour to present the Beechcraft M-346N as a “ready-now” solution for the U.S. Navy Undergraduate Jet Training System programme.
NATO has scrambled its first jet in response to a potential threat from Russian drones, less than a day after the Alliance announced its new Eastern Sentry air defence activity.
Lockheed Martin has announced it will upgrade the Republic of Korea Air Force’s F-16 Block 52 flight simulators to reflect the capabilities of its modernised F-16 Viper (F-16V) aircraft.
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