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November 14, 2025
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Boeing Wins $876M Deal for 60 New CH-47F Chinooks

Boeing has been awarded an $876.4-million US Army contract to build up to 60 CH-47F Block II Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, strengthening the service’s long-term modernization plans. The agreement covers...

November 13, 2025
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Greece Requests AIM-120D Missiles to Equip F-35 Fleet

Greece has formally asked the United States to approve the sale of AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles for its incoming F-35 Lightning II fleet, aiming to maintain a decisive technological...

November 13, 2025
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Thai Navy Receives Upgraded 212 Helicopter From Bell

Bell Textron has delivered a fully upgraded Bell 212 medium utility helicopter to the Royal Thai Navy, completing a major operational life extension effort for the service’s rotary-wing fleet....

November 13, 2025
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Embraer Begins First Dutch C-390 Millennium Assembly

Embraer has officially started production of the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s first C-390 Millennium transport aircraft at its facility in Gavião Peixoto, north of São Paulo. The milestone was...

November 12, 2025
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Embraer Adds Counter-Drone Tech to A-29 Super Tucano

Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer has begun upgrading its A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to incorporate advanced counter-drone capabilities. The enhancement program aims to expand the aircraft’s mission profile,...

November 10, 2025
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Germany Buys 20 Extra H145M Helicopters in $1.2B Deal

Germany is advancing its defense modernization agenda with a new order for 20 Airbus H145M light utility helicopters, valued at nearly €1 billion ($1.2 billion). The procurement adds to...

November 8, 2025
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India Orders 100+ GE Engines to Power Tejas Fighter Fleet

India’s state-owned aerospace company, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), announced on Friday that it has signed an agreement with US manufacturer General Electric (GE) to procure more than 100 jet...

November 5, 2025
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Boeing Begins Major Upgrade on Australia’s P-8A Fleet

Boeing has started upgrading the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft under the Increment 3 Block 2 modernization program. The first aircraft has arrived at...

November 3, 2025
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Indonesia Receives Its First Airbus A400M Aircraft

Indonesia has officially received its first Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft at Halim Air Force Base in Jakarta, marking a major milestone in the country’s air mobility modernization...

October 31, 2025
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Germany Welcomes Turkey’s Eurofighter Deal

Turkey–Germany Talks: Eurofighter Deal & Gaza Tensions