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• Greg Waldron
Australia is retiring its Airbus Helicopters Tiger attack helicopters as the Australian Defence Force shifts to the Boeing AH-64E Apache. The decision follows Canberra’s commitment to the Apache as the Tiger’s replacement, marking a transition in Australia’s armed-attack helicopter capability.
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Australia is retiring its Airbus Helicopters Tiger attack helicopters as the Australian Defence Force shifts to the Boeing AH-64E Apache. The decision follows Canberra’s commitment to the Apache as the Tiger’s replacement, marking a transition in Australia’s armed-attack helicopter capability.
A trial has opened in Madagascar over five Boeing 777 aircraft that were flown to Iran. The proceedings place the aircraft movements and their connection to Madagascar under legal scrutiny, though the available report provides no further details on the case or the parties involved.
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SPEEA’s bargaining councils are recommending that Boeing engineers and technical employees accept the planemaker’s latest contract offer, which includes higher wage increases after members rejected an earlier proposal on Aug. 21. The recommendation sets the stage for a ratification vote over the next seven days.
Boeing subsidiary Insitu and Gogo Special Missions have completed testing of a Group 3 uncrewed aerial system fitted with Gogo’s Galileo HDX antenna and connected to Eutelsat’s OneWeb satellite network. The effort gives military operators another high-speed connectivity option beyond SpaceX’s Starlink.
The U.S. Air Force plans to use $250 million authorized in the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act to acquire a VIP-configured Boeing 737-8, expanding its C-40 fleet of 737-700-based aircraft. The funding covers the period from Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2026.
Boeing Defence Australia selected Lite Coms to supply tactical satellite terminals for the Australian Defence Force’s beyond-line-of-sight communications program, while Boeing subsidiary Insitu and Gogo Special Missions completed testing of a lightweight Galileo HDX solution integrated onto a Group 3 uncrewed aircraft.
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The FAA is proposing an airworthiness directive covering 95 U.S.-registered Boeing 737 Max aircraft after identifying a manufacturing problem affecting elevator bearings. The agency’s action targets a potential flight-control risk and would require operators to address the affected components.
India has spent years lobbying Airbus and Boeing to establish final assembly lines in the country, seeking to replicate China’s aviation-industrial progress. But persistent weakness across its airline sector—and concerns about the Directorate General of Civil Aviation—continue to give both manufacturers reasons to hold back.
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