Europe produces 25% of the value of every F-35 built, according to Lockheed Martin, with Finland’s Patria now manufacturing forward fuselages and landing gear doors.
Boeing has received an order for four MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters, the first award under full-rate production for the program.
Finland presented its first two F-35A Lightning II fighters in Rovaniemi on October 1 as it begins building a capability intended to serve into the 2060s.
The U.S. Navy now has two aircraft carriers equipped with operational control stations for the MQ-25A Stingray, following an installation aboard USS Ronald Reagan.
The U.S. Navy has tested Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic strike missile aboard an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, advancing development of a long-range weapon for carrier-based fighters.
GE Aerospace and Warsaw’s Military University of Technology have finalized an agreement to train personnel in Poland to support the T700/CT7 engines used by the Polish Armed Forces’ Apache helicopter fleet.
Sikorsky and the U.S. Army have agreed on a Black Hawk procurement structure that allows aircraft to be added as military requirements and allied orders develop.
The mission will contribute to NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence along the Alliance’s eastern flank.
The award gives Boeing a second sixth-generation combat aircraft program following its selection for the U.S. Air Force’s F-47 in 2025.
The U.S. Air Force is expanding its F-15EX Eagle II fleet to replace aging F-15C and F-15D aircraft while retaining a platform for future modernization.
The award follows Boeing’s recent delivery of F-15EX-22, the first aircraft under the Lot 3 contract.
A Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber crashed near Ukrainka air base in the Far East on 29 September, killing six crew members, according to a report citing Russian state media.
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