Reaper, Hawkeye, EMALS: Is France as militarily sovereign as it thinks?
A new parliamentary report on French military dependence on foreign suppliers identifies gaps in sovereignty ranging from MALE drones to satellite-based early…
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UAE signs deal for as many as 20 Embraer C-390 airlifters
The United Arab Emirates has selected the Embraer C-390 Millennium for its air force, signing a contract for…
ANAC, FAA, and EASA sign off on Embraer’s redesigned Praetor 600E
Embraer announced on April 30, 2026, that the next-generation Praetor 600E super-midsize business jet has received type certification from Brazil’s…
Chinese fighter jet sales rise after India-Pakistan conflict puts them to test
China’s fighter jet manufacturers are seeing a sharp rise in sales following the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, where Chinese-built…
MBDA, Safran complete first firing of Thundart deep-strike rocket
MBDA and Safran Electronics & Defense completed the first demonstration firing of the Thundart ground-to-ground rocket system on…
US Air Force plans major F-15EX fleet expansion as defense spending set to soar
The US Air Force plans to more than double its planned F-15EX Eagle II fleet, giving Boeing’s upgraded…
Bell and KAI sign MoU to pitch MV-75 tiltrotor for South Korea’s HSMUH
Bell Textron and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to study a version of…
US Air Force seeks long-range palletized cruise missile under FAMM-BAR effort
The US Air Force is looking for industry partners to develop a low-cost, long-range air-to-surface missile launchable in…
Airbus presents Spanish industry roadmap for new SAETA II combat trainer
An Airbus-led consortium of Spanish companies unveiled the industrial blueprint for the Spanish Air and Space Force’s new…
Canada’s F-35 review drags on with no decision timeline
Canada’s defense minister has confirmed that Ottawa’s review of its plan to purchase 88 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets is…
Poland turns to Ukraine’s battlefield know-how for national ‘drone armada’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on April 27, 2026, that Poland will build a national “drone armada”…
Nepal requests heavy-lift aircraft instead of US helicopters under $100M grant
Nepal is seeking heavy-lift helicopters from the United States instead of six Bell 412 helicopters offered under a…
US Navy’s first production Boeing MQ-25 Stingray completes maiden flight
The US Navy’s first production-representative Boeing MQ-25 Stingray completed its maiden flight on April 25, 2026, taking off…
Russia warns European hosts of French nuclear-capable Rafale will become targets
Russia will add European countries hosting French nuclear-capable Rafale to its list of priority targets in a major conflict,…
Lockheed Martin confirms Peru’s F-16 Block 70 selection after contested signing
Lockheed Martin confirmed the Government of Peru’s decision to purchase 12 new F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft, closing…
Lockheed Martin Q1 2026 profit falls as F-16 delays weigh
Lockheed Martin reported flat first-quarter 2026 sales, with stronger missile-defense and space activity offsetting softer results in aeronautics and rotary-wing…
Saab Q1 sales jump 24% organically as Gripen output heads toward 30 a year
Saab reported first-quarter 2026 results on April 23, 2026, showing organic sales growth of 23.6% and an operating…
NATO awards AWACS replacement contract to Saab and Bombardier: La Lettre
NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) awarded the contract to replace the alliance’s aging fleet of Boeing E-3A…