Defense

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Stephen Costley

GOVT OF ROMANIA confirmed intent to procure 32 5th Gen F-35s from LOCKHEED MARTIN via US Govt FMS deal.

Defense

By Stephen Costley

FOKKER SERVICES GROUP was selected by Embraer to supply extended mod package, including turnkey engineering, certification and modification services, to prepare RNLAF C-390s for NATO operations. Additionally, NLR will develop aircraft maintenance technologies, and MULTISIM will develop virtual training in collaboration with RHEINMETALL.

Defense

By Stephen Costley

WZL2 was selected by Pratt & Whitney to provide F100 maintenance for Polish Air Force F-16s and (if selected) F-15EXs.

Defense

By Tony Osborne
Embraer has signed agreements with Dutch companies to support the country’s acquisition of C-390 Millennium airlifters.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Work is underway on a European-funded research and development effort to help protect aircraft systems from cyberattacks.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Romania has become the latest European country to sign for the Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The reveal of the Oreshnik indirectly refutes a Ukrainian government claim that the strike involved an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
UK Defense Secretary John Healey says the British government is fully committed to the Global Combat Air Program despite the upcoming Strategic Defense Review.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Israel Aerospace Industries' order backlog swelled to $25 billion at the end of September, while sales showed a growing reliance on demand at home.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Mockups and displays show the steady development of Chinese Air Force technology ambitions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The five aircraft are part of a 12-aircraft deal that was made in 2021 under the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
The new company, SNC AUS, will be based at Lot Fourteen, South Australia.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Red Cat Holdings has won a contract to deliver thousands of small quadcopters for the U.S. Army’s Tranche 2 of the Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The incoming second presidential administration of Donald Trump may look to increase spending on nuclear efforts by expanding programs of record.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
In combination, the ACT and ORIENT programs are addressing underlying challenges with operating thousands of autonomous systems across all domains.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Canada’s SkyAlyne consortium has ordered Grob G120TP turboprop training aircraft to support the Royal Canadian Air Force Future Aircrew Training program.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
The companies developing the Praetorian self-defense suite for the Eurofighter Typhoon have begun development work for a new-generation system for the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Defense Ministry is to chop Chinook and Puma helicopters from its inventory as well as the troubled fleet of Watchkeeper uncrewed air systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

John Schmidt
The rise of new companies that are more digitally intensive, agile and cost-efficient presents the industry with both threats and opportunities.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Aviation Week Network Staff
In this issue, our man in Washington, Robert Wall reported on how Boeing and the UK Defense Ministry were eyeing a "fix" to the British Chinook "quagmire".
Defense

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air Aerospace Division provides depot level maintenance for the ROKAF F-15.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Steve Costley

SKYALYNE ordered 23 Grob G 120TPs for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program.

Defense

Steve Costley

TEXTRON AVIATION delivered first of two King Air 360CHWs to PERUVIAN AIR FORCE for MEDEVAC operations.

Defense

By Tony Osborne
Turkey’s Baykar has completed a takeoff and landing of its Bayraktar TB3 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) from the Anadolu amphibious assault ship (LHD).
Aircraft & Propulsion