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Breaking Defense • Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo, Tim Martin

NATO launches pooled A400M fleet and selects Saab GlobalEye as E-3 AWACS successor; allies also line up Triton and A400M multina

At the Ankara summit, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the Alliance is establishing a pooled Airbus A400M transport fleet and confirmed Saab GlobalEye as the replacement for the aging E-3 AWACS fleet, with talks planned for up to ten aircraft. Separate efforts are also underway to buy up to five Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton drones and to build a High Visibility multinational A400M project involving Belgium, Croatia, France, Poland, Spain, Türkiye and the UK.

Also: The Aviationist, Airbus, DefenseNews.com, Air Data News, Reuters, AeroTime, UK Defence Journal, c4isrnet.com and euro-sd.com
2026-07-07T00:45:35.454324-07:00
aviation   MRO   Leadership   Aircraft Finance & Leasing  
AeroTime • Avia Solutions Group

Avia Solutions Group names Zilvinas Lapinskas CEO for global expansion push

By AeroTime: Avia Solutions Group has appointed Zilvinas Lapinskas as CEO, while outgoing chief Jonas Janukenas moves to CFO after nearly nine years leading the group.

Also: Air Cargo News, Airline Economics and mrobusinesstoday.com
2026-07-07T00:58:48.958451-07:00
space   AI   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Abhishek Vishnoi

SpaceX Shares Win Early Bullish Calls From Wall Street Brokers

By Bloomberg: SpaceX joins the Nasdaq 100 Index Tuesday as Wall Street brokerages launch coverage of Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite and artificial intelligence company with a clear consensus: buy the stock.

Also: Seeking Alpha, The Independent, CNN and 4 more
2026-07-06T23:44:44.991231-07:00