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Ireland to procure new Strategic Reach Aircraft

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Ireland's deputy prime minister and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin announced on 18 December that the country's government had...

BAE, Leonardo and JAIEC form joint venture for GCAP

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BAE Systems (UK), Leonardo (Italy), and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co Ltd (JAIEC) have entered into an agreement to...

Kazakhstan takes delivery of first Airbus A400M

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Airbus has delivered the first of two A400M Atlas transport aircraft to the Republic of Kazakhstan. The announcement was...

US Army orders additional CH-47F Block II Chinooks

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The US Army has ordered three additional CH-47F Block II Chinooks from Boeing in a deal valued at USD...

Hungarian Air Force takes delivery of first C-390

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Embraer has delivered the first C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft to the Hungarian Air Force. The aircraft is the first...

Poland signs deal for 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters

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Poland has signed a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache...

New Zealand takes delivery of first C-130J Super Hercules

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Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has taken delivery of the first Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules military transport...

US Air Force awards Boeing E-7A contract

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Boeing has won a USD 2.56 billion contract from the US Air Force (USAF) for two rapid prototype E-7A...

UK F-35Bs take on first NATO air policing mission as they deploy to Iceland

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Royal Air Force (RAF) F-35B Lightning multi-role fighter aircraft from RAF Marham have deployed to Iceland to participate in...

GE Aerospace, Poland sign offset agreement ahead of Poland’s acquisition of AH-64E Apache helicopters

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GE Aerospace and the Polish Ministry of National Defence have finalized an agreement to support the expected acquisition of...

Boeing delivers first MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter to US Air Force

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Boeing has delivered the first MH-139A Grey Wolf production aircraft to the US Air Force (USAF). This aircraft is...

Bell V-280 Valor to enter engineering and manufacturing development phase

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The US Army has given approval for the Bell V-280 Valor to enter the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD)...

Slovakia to purchase AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters

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The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Slovakia of 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters...

US Army Special Operations orders two more MH-47G Block II Chinooks

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The US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) awarded Boeing a USD 115 million contract for the production of...

Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter aircraft

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The first batch of F-16 fighter aircraft from NATO allies has arrived in Ukraine, according to Bloomberg. This long-awaited...

Greece to acquire 20 F-35 fighter aircraft

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The Greek government has officially confirmed its plan to acquire 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft by signing...

Netherlands, Austria place joint order for Embraer C-390s

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The Dutch Ministry of Defence has entered into a contract with Brazilian aerospace company Embraer to procure nine C-390...

US Air Force contracts Boeing to enhance capabilities of KC-46A

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Boeing has been granted a USD 16.8 million contract by the US Air Force (USAF) for software and data...

Sustainable aviation fuel approved for Boeing-built military aircraft

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Boeing has provided guidance to defence customers that company-produced military aircraft can utilize sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at currently...

Marshall to extend support for French Air Force C-130H fleet

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Marshall has been awarded a GBP 4.5 million (USD 5.8 million) contract extension to continue providing engineering support for...

Boeing F-15EX passes initial operational capability

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The US Air Force's new Boeing F-15EX has passed its initial operational capability (IOC) milestone, Air Combat Command chief...

Croatia purchases additional Black Hawk helicopters

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Croatia has purchased eight additional Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters via US government Foreign Military Sale, bringing the country’s...

Sweden to procure additional Black Hawk helicopters

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The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has signed a contract for the delivery of a further 12 Sikorsky UH-60...

Norway will donate F-16s to Ukraine later this year

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Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has stated that Norway plans to begin delivering F-16 fighter aircraft to the...

Austria to procure 12 UH-60M Black Hawks

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The Austrian Ministry of Defence has signed a contract for the purchase of twelve UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters manufactured...

Boeing delivers first CH-47F Block II Chinook to US Army

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Boeing has delivered the first CH-47F Block II Chinook to the US Army. The aircraft is one of up...

Saab to deliver third GlobalEye to Sweden

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Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding delivery of a third GlobalEye airborne...

US Air Force orders 7 additional MH-139A helicopters

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The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a $178M contract to produce an additional seven MH-139A helicopters and provide...

Rafale enters service with Croatian Air Force

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The first six of twelve Dassault Rafale multirole fighter aircraft acquired from the French Air and Space Force have...

Saab receives order from Swedish FMV for Gripen development

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Saab has received an order worth SEK 540 million (USD 49 million) from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)...

2 JMSDF SH-60K helicopters crash in the Pacific Ocean

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Two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) SH-60K helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during...

UK MoD orders additional Airbus H145 helicopters

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The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has placed an order for six additional Airbus H145 helicopters in a...

Saab to develop future fighter concept studies

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Saab has secured a contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for developing conceptual studies for future fighter...

F-35A certified to carry nuclear weapons

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The F-35A Joint Strike Fighter has received operational certification to carry the B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bomb, according to a...

UK to acquire extended range H-47 Chinooks

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The Royal Air Force will acquire 14 extended-range Boeing H-47(ER) Chinook helicopters to enhance their heavy-lift capabilities, according to...

German Chinooks to be powered by Honeywell T55 engines

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Honeywell Aerospace Technologies announced that it has secured a contract to provide 105 T55-GA-714A engines to support Germany’s acquisition...

US Army cancels Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft programme

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The US Army announced on Thursday that it would no longer pursue the development of its Future Attack Reconnaissance...

Czech Republic signs deal for 24 F-35 aircraft

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The government of the Czech Republic has officially decided to acquire 24 Lockheed Martin 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II...

France orders additional Rafale fighter aircraft

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In late December 2023, Dassault Aviation received an order from the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) for an additional...

Spain orders 16 Airbus C295 for maritime patrol and surveillance

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The Spanish Ministry of Defence has recently placed an order for 16 Airbus C295 aircraft, specifically designed for Maritime...

UK, Japan and Italy sign stealth fighter programme treaty

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The defence ministers of the UK, Japan and Italy announced that the three countries have signed an international treaty...

Germany signs contract for up to 82 Airbus H145M helicopters

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The German Bundeswehr has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters to buy up to 82 H145M multi-role helicopters, which...

Boeing secures contract to supply additional Chinooks for US special operations

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The US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) has awarded Boeing a contract worth $271 million to produce six...

US grounds V-22 Osprey fleet following fatal crash

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The US military announced on Wednesday that it was grounding all of its Osprey V-22 tiltrotor aircraft, a week after...

Airbus to equip German Eurofighters for electronic warfare

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After receiving approval from the German budget committee, Airbus will be upgrading 15 German Eurofighter Typhoons with electronic combat...

Embraer’s C-390 Millennium selected by South Korea

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South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced Embraer's C-390 Millennium as the winner of the Large Transport...

German Navy NH90 Sea Tiger makes first flight

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The first NH90 Sea Tiger completed its maiden flight on schedule at Airbus Helicopters' site in Donauwörth, Germany, on...

Canada to procure Boeing P-8A Poseidon as its Multi-Mission Aircraft

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The Government of Canada has signed a Foreign Military Sales Letter of Offer and Acceptance to procure up to...

NATO selects Boeing E-7A Wedgetail to replace ageing AWACS aircraft

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NATO has selected Boeing's E-7A Wedgetail aircraft for its next-generation command and control aircraft as the current Airborne Warning...

Australian MQ-4C Triton completes first flight

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Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the successful completion of the first flight of Australia's MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft, which...

British Army’s AH-64E Apache helicopter declared operational

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The British Army announced that its new Apache AH-64E attack helicopter has been declared ready for frontline duty after...

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