Australia Awards A$10 Billion Mogami-Class Frigate Contract to Japan’s MHI
Canberra has selected an upgraded Mogami-class frigate for the Navy’s general-purpose program after a full competition. Ministers described it as a practical…
Defense Industry
Arquus and Daimler Truck Launch Joint Bid to Modernize French Military Truck Fleet
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – French armored-vehicle specialist Arquus and German commercial-vehicle giant Daimler Truck have formed a new partnership that aims to replace…
Lockheed Pledges Swift Typhon Strike Launcher Build Pending FMS Approval
Lockheed Martin concluded two days of discussions in Cologne with a plan that would see Germany’s first Typhon launchers at the Meppen range…
Direct Toronto–Istanbul Flights Start in December 2025 with New Air Transat-Turkish Airlines Tie-Up
Air Transat will open a direct link between Toronto Pearson and Istanbul on 6 December 2025. The carrier says the flight will run…
Cubic Secures Long-Term $468 Milion Boost for Joint Readiness Training Center
Cubic Corporation has picked up a hefty, fresh slice of work at Fort Polk. A new extension, capped at about 468 milion dollars,…
Platforms & Systems
F-35 Engine Unit Costs Continue to Grow Even As Production Increases
Early F-135 advocates promised a smooth learning curve. They said each production lot would cost less than the one before. Fresh data show…
Aviation Week Reader Comments Above Story
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program has drawn thousands of reader remarks on Aviation Week since the aircraft reached initial service. The most pointed thread…
Lockheed’s F-35 Still Falls Short, Pentagon’s Chief Tester Says
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 is America’s most expensive weapons project. After fifteen years in development, the jet is still not ready for the fight…
Italian Air Force Orders 54 EJ200 Powerplants from EUROJET for Upcoming Eurofighter Batch
EUROJET Turbo GmbH has agreed to deliver up to fifty-four new EJ200 engines for the Italian Air Force’s forthcoming batch of twenty-four Eurofighter…
Regions & Conflicts
US State Department Approves $4.7B NASAMS Sale for Egypt’s Air-Defense Upgrade
The U.S. State Department approved a $4.67 billion NASAMS sale to Egypt on July 24, 2025. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency sent the notice to Congress that day. The package cover radars, missiles, launchers, support gear, training, and sustainment. It stands among the largest air-defense…
Australia Questions AUKUS Commitments as US Pushes Higher Defence Spending and Taiwan Clause
Australia’s plan to get nuclear-powered submarines with help from the U.S. and U.K. is on pause for now. U.S. defense officials say the Pentagon will get an internal report on July 29 that could change the cost, schedule, and rules for the AUKUS program. Australia…
Pentagon Resumes 155 mm Shell and GMLRS Rocket Deliveries to Ukraine
The Pentagon has restarted selected arms deliveries to Ukraine only days after a sudden halt triggered a frantic check of U.S. stockpiles. Defense officials confirm that 155 mm artillery rounds and Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System missiles (GMLRS) crossed NATO borders late on July 9…
Denmark Confirms Purchase of 10 Additional F-35 Jets and EU-Backed Patriot Aid for Ukraine
Denmark’s defence ministry has moved to expand its combat-air and air-defence posture with two closely linked decisions reached in Washington this week. Copenhagen will order at least ten extra F-35A fighters and will co-sponsor a European purchase of ten Patriot batteries that will be transferred…
Weapons & Technologies
Industry Needs A Fundamental Decision on the Eurofighter by 2025
Airbus Defence & Space chief executive Michael Schöllhorn told reporters in Berlin that Germany must decide within this legislative period whether it still…
Fisingapore Inducts New Protected Combat Support Vehicles
Defense-aerospace.com reports that the Fisingapore Army has introduced a new generation of protected combat support vehicles intended to strengthen its military readiness and…
€250 Million Airbus Framework to Build France’s New Military Cyber Range
French defense officials have confirmed that an eight-year program led by Airbus Defence and Space will stand up a dedicated cyber-training ecosystem for…
Singapore Wraps Up Island-Wide Air Defence Shield
Singapore Air Force chiefs say the Island Air Defence, or IAD, now works end-to-end over every shipping lane and flight path. Crews pushed…
Aircraft
F-35 Engine Unit Costs Continue to Grow Even As Production Increases
Early F-135 advocates promised a smooth learning curve. They said each production lot would cost less than the one before. Fresh data show…
Weapons Tester Cites Further F-35 Challenges (excerpt)
The Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has sent fresh shockwaves through the F-35 community. His memo to senior leaders says the…
AE 1107C Hits 500-Hour Mark Inside V-22 Fleet
The T406 engine reached a solid 500-hour record on one Osprey in mid-August last year. It happened during normal line ops, not a…
Aviation Week Reader Comments Above Story
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program has drawn thousands of reader remarks on Aviation Week since the aircraft reached initial service. The most pointed thread…
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More than 3,200 machinists at Boeing’s defense plants in the St. Louis area went on…