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NewsSOF Week plans aviation demonstration space for 2026 conference
This year’s edition of the annual special operations conference in Tamp, Florida will for the first time feature a dedicated space for demonstrating new aviation technologies, including uncrewed aircraft, counter-UAS systems and airborne mission equipment.
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NewsShield AI begins windtunnel testing X-Bat autonomous fighter
American autonomy specialist Shield AI has begun windtunnel testing on its X-Bat uncrewed tactical aircraft, three months after unveiling the tail-sitting jet platform that will operate using the company’s Hivemind artificial intelligence software.
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NewsUK signs ECRS Mk2 radar production deal for Royal Air Force’s Tranche 3 Typhoon upgrade
The UK Royal Air Force will operationally field an active electronically scanned array radar on a portion of its Eurofighter Typhoon fleet from late this decade, via an integration contract announced on 22 January.
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NewsLockheed adds two international C-130J operators to start 2026
Mexico has become the first Latin American nation to order the C-130J Super Hercules, along with a second undisclosed customer.
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NewsSouth Korea launches EW aircraft programme
South Korea has formally commenced development of its new electronic warfare (EW) aircraft, with defence contractor LIG Nex1 leading a W1.9 trillion ($1.3 billion) programme targeting deployment in 2034.
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NewsUS clears Singapore’s planned purchase of four P-8A Poseidons
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has approved the potential sale of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Singapore, along with torpedoes, systems and support equipment, marking a significant enhancement of the city-state’s maritime surveillance capabilities.
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NewsNORAD deploys aircraft to Greenland amid international standoff
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is deploying US and Canadian military aircraft to Greenland’s Pituffik Space Base, as international tensions escalate over President Trump’s suggestions that Washington seeks control of the Danish territory.
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NewsDenmark deploys F-35A stealth fighters over Greenland supported by French tanker
US President Donald Trump has disparaged the Danish military presence in Greenland as consisting of nothing more than two dogsled teams.
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NewsGermany awards Top Aces 10-year contract extension for adversary air training services
Top Aces has landed a 10-year contract extension worth a potential €420 million ($490 million) to continue its delivery of advanced adversary air training services to the German armed forces.
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NewsQinetiq gets follow-on engineering support contract for RAF’s Typhoon fleet
Qinetiq has secured a five-year contract extension from the UK Ministry of Defence to provide “mission-critical engineering services” in support of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Eurofighter Typhoon fleet.
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NewsRoyal Danish Air Force prepares to send its final F-16 fighters into retirement
The Royal Danish Air Force will stage a farewell event at its Skrydstrup air base on 18 January as the service prepares to conclude operations with the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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NewsTunisia takes delivery of former USAF C-130H
The Tunisian air force has taken delivery of a single Lockheed Martin C-130H tactical transport that formerly served with the US Air Force (USAF).
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NewsDanish C-130 lands in Greenland with military personnel amid talk of US annexation
Copenhagen has launched Operation Arctic Endurance with NATO allies including Sweden, France and Germany after diplomatic talks in Washington broke down over US President Donald Trump’s repeated demands to control the strategic Arctic territory.
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In depthCompetition intensifies to replace Southeast Asia’s ageing transport fleet
Southeast Asia’s ageing fleet of tactical transports – averaging 45.5 years for legacy C-130s – is creating significant replacement opportunities for Airbus Defence & Space, Embraer and Lockheed Martin, as nations modernise military airlift capabilities amid growing operational demands.
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NewsGE and Lockheed test new rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic weapons
The compact, liquid-fuelled ramjet engine uses a novel combustion technology called rotating detonation that offers significantly improved efficiency for high-speed flight at Mach 5 and beyond.
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NewsPentagon takes $1bn stake in L3Harris missile unit to boost rocket motor production
The Pentagon is making an unprecedented $1 billion equity investment in L3Harris’s Missile Solutions division, which will be spun off as a standalone company to expand production of solid rocket motors critical to guided weapons and space systems.
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NewsKF-21 completes four-year flight test campaign
Korea Aerospace Industries has completed flight testing of its KF-21 fighter two months ahead of schedule, with six prototypes accumulating 1,600 accident-free sorties since the programme’s maiden flight in July 2022.
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NewsLockheed Martin appoints former Australian army officer as regional chief
Lockheed Martin has appointed former Australian army officer Jeremy King, a veteran of major defence acquisition programmes, to lead its operations across Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsQatar’s Barzan Holdings deepens Aeralis stake through loan-to-equity conversion
Qatar’s state-owned investment company Barzan Holdings has increased its stake in UK modular trainer aircraft developer Aeralis by converting part of a previous £5 million ($6.7 million) loan into shares.
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NewsUS Navy begins developing new fighter tactics incorporating Collaborative Combat Aircraft
The US Navy has digitally integrated autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft with Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters inside the Joint Simulation Environment, as the service begins a fleet transformation that will see uncrewed fighters operated alongside conventional aircraft.