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May 28, 2026
The Australian Army is in the middle of one of the largest transformations of its aviation force in decades, replacing troubled legacy fleets, expanding training capabilities and adapting aviation assets to support the country’s evolving defense strategy.
May 27, 2026
L3Harris executives said that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney surprised and “disappointed” them by announcing the selection of the Saab GlobalEye.
May 27, 2026
Canadian industry will build one-third of the future export orders for the Saab Global Eye on a local assembly line, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on May 27.
May 27, 2026
U.S. Special Operations Command will not fly any crewed surveillance aircraft by 2029 as it phases out the in-demand U-28 Draco fleet.
May 27, 2026
Defense planners need to recognize that kinetic anti-satellite threats may be hard to pinpoint as a direct attack, a senior Italian military space official warns.
May 27, 2026
A new Pentagon document shows the U.S. Army plans to cull its AH-64E fleet even as it retires all its AH-64Ds.
May 27, 2026
Canada plans to acquire the Saab GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft to upgrade the country’s air warfare capability and bolster Bombardier as the aircraft supplier.
May 27, 2026
The Royal Thai Navy has ordered two C295 transport aircraft in an “enhanced transport configuration,” Airbus announced.