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August 21, 2025
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New Zealand Invests $1.6B in Anti-Submarine Aircraft

New Zealand has unveiled plans to spend US$1.16 billion on a new fleet of Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters designed for submarine-hunting missions. The acquisition aims to enhance the nation’s...

August 21, 2025
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Sikorsky Wins $43M Army Contract to Upgrade Black Hawks

The US Army has awarded Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, a $43-million contract to begin modernizing its fleet of Black Hawk medium-lift helicopters. The initiative will focus on strengthening...

August 20, 2025
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Airbus H145 Makes First Autonomous Flight With AI

Airbus has successfully carried out its first autonomous helicopter flight test using Shield AI’s advanced Hivemind autonomy system. This marks a key milestone in integrating artificial intelligence into next-generation...

August 19, 2025
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Philippines Adds Five Lockheed Black Hawks to Air Fleet

The Philippine Air Force has officially received five new S-70i Black Hawk helicopters during a ceremony at Clark Air Base in Pampanga. These aircraft are the latest addition to...

August 15, 2025
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Poland secures $3.8 billion US agreement to modernize F-16 jets.

Seeking to strengthen air power, Poland has committed $3.8B in upgrading F-16s to Block 72 standards. The modernization covers sensors, simulators, infrastructure, and EW systems. Conducted largely in Bydgoszcz...

August 14, 2025
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Indian Air Force Seeks Development of Longer-Range Missiles

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has called on the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to speed up work on longer-range missile systems in response to Pakistan’s growing military...

August 14, 2025
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British Army Considers Loyal Wingman UAV for Apache Support

The British Army is seeking to acquire an autonomous collaborative platform (ACP) to strengthen its fleet of Apache AH-64E helicopters. The effort follows the Royal Air Force’s introduction of...

August 13, 2025
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USAF Launches $99M AI Project for Smarter Target Tracking

The US Air Force is advancing its $99-million Advanced Tracking Architecture Using AI (ATA-AI) initiative, launched in July 2024, to counter increasingly sophisticated threats. The program focuses on building...

August 13, 2025
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Lockheed Expands F-16 Block 70 Ties With Philippines

Lockheed Martin is strengthening its industrial ties with the Philippines through its F-16 Block 70 proposal for the country’s Multi-Role Fighter program. Partnering with Southern Methodist University’s Center for...

August 13, 2025
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US, Singapore Cancel Guam F-15 Deployment Plan

Singapore’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed that plans to station up to 12 Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-15SG fighter jets at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam...