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Boeing hopes to return to the original program of record of 144 F-15EXs for the U.S. Air Force.

The buy is intended to position Motorola to capture “a multibillion-dollar, rapidly growing addressable market for drone and unmanned systems,” Motorola says.

Kratos will be ready to deliver 15-20 XQ-58 Valkyrie aircraft to customers in 2026.

Swiss lawmakers are urging the country’s government to reexamine the purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has taken delivery of its first batch of Lockheed Martin F-35B short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing fighters.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Space and defense company Redwire will build Long Range Reconnaissance prototypes for the U.S. Army.