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February 19, 2026
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Uruguay Takes Delivery of First Pair of A-29 Super Tucanos

The Uruguayan Air Force has taken delivery of two A-29 Super Tucanos from Embraer, marking the first arrivals under a six-aircraft order signed last year. Beyond the aircraft themselves,...

February 18, 2026
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HADES Spy Plane to Receive TTTECH Networking Technology

TTTECH North America has been selected by the US Army to supply an advanced onboard networking architecture for the HADES aircraft program. The solution features a 10 Gigabit Time-Sensitive...

February 18, 2026
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MoU Signed to Boost Aviation and ISR Projects Between Saab and Ukraine

Saab and Joint Stock Company Ukrainian Defense Industry (JS UDI) have formalized plans to cooperate on aviation and airborne surveillance projects. The understanding, announced during a security forum in...

February 17, 2026
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France Awards Babcock Pilot Training Deal

Babcock International has secured a new agreement to provide pilot training services for the French Air and Space Force and the French Navy. The contract covers classroom instruction, live-flight...

February 17, 2026
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Saudi Arabia Orders Armed C-27J MPA

Leonardo has secured an order from Saudi Arabia for four C-27J Maritime Patrol Aircraft, marking the first procurement of the MPA variant with integrated maritime weapon capability. Deliveries to...

February 16, 2026
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CA-1 Europa Drone Gets HENSOLDT AI Boost

A collaboration between German defense firms Helsing and HENSOLDT is transforming Europe’s next-generation uncrewed combat aircraft into a highly autonomous, intelligence-driven platform. The Munich-based Helsing is developing the CA-1...

February 16, 2026
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USAF Selects Shield AI Hivemind for YFQ-44A

The US Air Force has selected Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software for integration into Anduril’s YFQ-44A “Fury” drone under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Increment 1 program. Hivemind will...

February 16, 2026
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US Army Tests Apache With Anti-Drone Round

The US Army has conducted live-fire testing of an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter equipped with the new 30×113mm XM1225 Aviation Proximity Explosive round, developed to counter unmanned aircraft systems...

February 13, 2026
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US Awards Six Deals to Boost Hypersonic Tech

The Joint Hypersonics Transition Office, in partnership with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, has awarded six contracts under the Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S²MARTS) OTA...

February 13, 2026
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Spain Gets First A400M With InShield DIRCM

The Spanish Air and Space Force has received its first A400M transport aircraft equipped with Indra’s InShield Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) system. Airbus completed structural modifications to integrate the...