It is hoped the initiative will support a number of aerospace programs being pursued by India with support from British companies.

Portugal has taken delivery of the first of five Embraer KC-390 tanker-transports ordered in 2019 amid a broader increase in defense spending by Lisbon.

An acquisition of a small force of Northrop Grumman B-21A Raiders could fill a gap in Australia’s long-range strike capabilities until a new fleet of nuclear-powered attack submarines begins arriving in around 2040, an Australian defense analyst said on Oct. 19 in Washington. 

Northrop Grumman has announced that the unveiling of the B-21 Raider will take place on Dec. 2 in Palmdale, California.

Warsaw is hiking defense spending to 3% of GDP, prompted largely by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

British intelligence-gathering flights over the Black Sea region were suspended following the incident on Sept. 29, which occurred in international airspace.

Airbus has revealed work on an uncrewed multicopter demonstrator that could be scaled up to carry payloads of more than 250 kg (550 lb.).

A report from Myanmar-based newspaper The Irrawady says that a Burmese group of pilots, technicians and weapons officers has traveled to China to begin training on the Guizhou Aviation Industry Corp-built lead-in jet trainer and light combat aircraft.