Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hinted that Saudi Arabia could be on the cusp of becoming a partner on the Turkish Kaan fighter program.

According to Aviation Week’s recently released 2026 Military Fleet & MRO Forecast, the F-35 Lightning II represents by far the largest military aircraft program in terms of deliveries over the decade with a at least 1,468 aircraft due to be delivered to 18 different operators.

The first operational unit for the Boeing F-47 is planned for Nellis AFB in Nevada, with the facilities scheduled be ready by the end of fiscal 2033.

Patria has begun assembling Pratt & Whitney F135 engines in country as part of Finland’s procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

The Eurofighter is set to receive its first external changes to the airframe since the first prototype flew in 1994.

Saab CEO Micael Johansson says NATO may decide on an E-3 AWACS replacement this year, for which the Swedish company is offering its GlobalEye.

The Bangladesh Air Force expressed strong interest in Korea Aerospace Industries’ Light Armed Helicopter, sources familiar with the talks tell Aviation Week.

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. says it is in “active discussions” with the Indian Air Force to start delivering the delayed Tejas Mk.1A light combat aircraft.