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BAE posts record 2025 order backlog as global rearmament lifts MBDA to ~€44B

BAE Systems reported strong full-year results and a record order backlog after a bumper 2025, forecasting continued sales and earnings growth but at a slower pace that signals defence-spending normalisation. The company said European sales are accelerating and MBDA’s backlog is now about €44 billion.

2026-02-17T23:35:19.519998-08:00

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Slovakia in talks with US to buy four additional F-16s, boosting fleet to 18

2026-02-16T05:25:36.084345-08:00

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UK pledges £400m+ for long‑range precision and hypersonic weapons, expands joint European programmes

2026-02-13T05:24:38.677184-08:00

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USAF Awards Boeing Sole‑Source Contract and Orders More 30,000‑lb Bunker‑Busters After Iranian Nuclear Strikes

2026-02-13T12:39:25.053832-08:00

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BAE posts record 2025 order backlog as global rearmament lifts MBDA to ~€44B BAE Systems reported strong full-year results and a record order backlog after a bumper 2025, forecasting continued sales and earnings growth but at a slower pace that signals defence-spending normalisation. The company said European sales are accelerating and MBDA’s backlog is now about €44 billion.

2026-02-17T23:35:19.519998-08:00

BAE posts record 2025 order backlog as global rearmament lifts MBDA to ~€44B

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Slovakia in talks with US to buy four additional F-16s, boosting fleet to 18 Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said Bratislava is in talks with the United States to buy four additional Lockheed Martin F‑16s — increasing Slovakia’s Block 70 order to 18 — after transferring jets to Ukraine, a move intended to restore the country’s air‑policing and sovereignty.

2026-02-16T05:25:36.084345-08:00

Slovakia in talks with US to buy four additional F-16s, boosting fleet to 18

DefenseNews.com

USAF Awards Boeing Sole‑Source Contract and Orders More 30,000‑lb Bunker‑Busters After Iranian Nuclear Strikes The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a sole‑source contract to produce additional 30,000‑lb Massive Ordnance Penetrator bunker‑busters, munitions engineered to penetrate roughly 200 feet of rock or hard substrate. The order follows recent U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and targets underground labs and hardened bunkers.

2026-02-13T12:39:25.053832-08:00

USAF Awards Boeing Sole‑Source Contract and Orders More 30,000‑lb Bunker‑Busters After Iranian Nuclear Strikes

FlightGlobal

Leonardo advances Eurofighter Typhoon and M-346 export campaigns in Bangladesh, Philippines and Poland Leonardo is pursuing export campaigns for the Eurofighter Typhoon and its M-346 trainer/light-attack in Bangladesh, the Philippines and Poland. The company says the efforts could further boost the Typhoon's order backlog and generate new export contracts for the M-346.

2026-02-13T09:39:16.690949-08:00

Leonardo advances Eurofighter Typhoon and M-346 export campaigns in Bangladesh, Philippines and Poland

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Saab, Ukraine's JSC UDI sign MoU to collaborate on aviation and airborne surveillance Saab and JSC "Ukrainian Defense Industry" (UDI) signed a memorandum of understanding to explore collaboration on aviation and airborne surveillance, combining Saab's sensor and platform expertise with UDI's industrial base to strengthen Ukraine's defence capabilities. The MoU outlines intent to cooperate on development, production and sustainment of surveillance platforms.

2026-02-13T09:04:39.199956-08:00

Saab, Ukraine's JSC UDI sign MoU to collaborate on aviation and airborne surveillance

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UK pledges £400m+ for long‑range precision and hypersonic weapons, expands joint European programmes The UK will spend more than £400 million (~$545 million) in the current financial year on long‑range precision and hypersonic weapons, expanding joint development projects with France, Germany and Italy. Defence Secretary John Healey said the move is driven by battlefield lessons from Ukraine.

2026-02-13T05:24:38.677184-08:00

UK pledges £400m+ for long‑range precision and hypersonic weapons, expands joint European programmes

FlightGlobal

Norway orders hundreds of Safran AASM "Hammer" glide bombs for Ukraine Safran confirmed Norway has ordered hundreds of its AASM "Hammer" precision glide bombs for onward delivery to Ukraine. The procurement supplies standoff-capable GPS/INS-guided munitions in the hundreds, boosting Kyiv's precision-strike inventory and operational range for ground-attack operations, and represents a notable European munitions contribution.

2026-02-13T05:14:05.976045-08:00

Norway orders hundreds of Safran AASM "Hammer" glide bombs for Ukraine

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Philippines' F-16 purchase stalls amid cost concerns and political opposition A planned purchase of F-16 fighter jets by the Philippines has stalled as cost concerns and political opposition create a fiscal deadlock. Manila officials are exploring options to break the impasse, leaving the procurement — and planned capability upgrade — in limbo.

2026-02-13T05:05:39.512064-08:00

Philippines' F-16 purchase stalls amid cost concerns and political opposition

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BAE posts record 2025 order backlog as global rearmament lifts MBDA to ~€44B

Slovakia in talks with US to buy four additional F-16s, boosting fleet to 18

UK pledges £400m+ for long‑range precision and hypersonic weapons, expands joint European programmes

USAF Awards Boeing Sole‑Source Contract and Orders More 30,000‑lb Bunker‑Busters After Iranian Nuclear Strikes

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