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Bipartisan senators move to amend defense bill after NTSB warns it would roll back Reagan National safety reforms

Bipartisan senators are pressing changes to language in a defense authorization bill after the NTSB, crash investigators and victims’ families warned the draft would undo safety reforms enacted after the Reagan National mid‑air collision, potentially weakening rotorcraft oversight and airspace protections.

2025-12-11T03:10:23.215458-08:00

Breaking Defense

Space Force: SBIR reauthorization stalemate is already delaying Rapid Capabilities Office programs

2025-12-12T13:01:21.911375-08:00

Aviation Week

NTSB and lawmakers oppose NDAA Section 373’s ADS‑B/transponder exemptions for military helicopters after Potomac River crash

2025-12-11T09:56:46.431997-08:00

The War Zone

Australia commits $1.4bn to MQ-28 Ghost Bat after Dec. 8 AIM-120 live-fire kill

2025-12-09T09:11:29.894413-08:00

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Bloomberg

AI 'gold rush' set to drive another wave of deals as Thales flags higher defence spend and satellite consolidation Advisers say an 'AI gold rush' is the primary driver behind a new surge of M&A and strategic deals across aerospace, defence and space. Thales executive Pascal Bouchiat highlights elevated European defence spending, Ukraine-related procurement and accelerating consolidation in the satellite sector.

2025-12-14T13:10:50.969319-08:00

AI 'gold rush' set to drive another wave of deals as Thales flags higher defence spend and satellite consolidation

Breaking Defense

Space Force: SBIR reauthorization stalemate is already delaying Rapid Capabilities Office programs Kelly Hammett, director of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, said a congressional impasse over reauthorizing Pentagon use of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants is already delaying RCO programs. The pause is disrupting prototype development and industry-funded risk‑reduction activities tied to small‑business awards.

2025-12-12T13:01:21.911375-08:00

Space Force: SBIR reauthorization stalemate is already delaying Rapid Capabilities Office programs

FlightGlobal

Australia awards CAE A$300m, 10‑year contract to deliver RAAF Future Air Mission Training System The Australian government has awarded CAE Australia a more-than-A$300 million (over US$270 million) 10‑year contract under Project AIR 5428 Phase 3 to deliver the Royal Australian Air Force’s Future Air Mission Training System (F‑AMTS), providing simulators and training services for RAAF aircrews.

2025-12-12T08:06:11.283047-08:00

Australia awards CAE A$300m, 10‑year contract to deliver RAAF Future Air Mission Training System

Reuters

Switzerland trims F‑35 buy below 36 after U.S. price increases push program past referendum budget Switzerland will reduce its planned purchase of Lockheed Martin F‑35A fighters, accepting fewer than the 36 jets approved by a 2020 referendum, after reported U.S. cost increases between $610 million and $1.6 billion pushed the programme beyond its budget. The government said foreseeable additional costs make the planned number financially unviable.

2025-12-12T05:58:43.903106-08:00

Switzerland trims F‑35 buy below 36 after U.S. price increases push program past referendum budget

Janes

Greece signs €50M NHIndustries support contract to boost NH90 fleet availability Greece has signed its first national NH90 follow‑on support contract with NHIndustries, a €50 million deal to establish a domestic sustainment and support ecosystem for helicopters delivered since 2011. The programme is intended to lift in‑service availability across the Hellenic NH90 fleet.

2025-12-12T05:58:43.478539-08:00

Greece signs €50M NHIndustries support contract to boost NH90 fleet availability

Aviation Week

Engine-makers Vie for Booming Collaborative Combat Aircraft Market Engine makers are escalating bids to supply powerplants for the emerging collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) market, as U.S. and allied programmes commit to spend several billion dollars over the next five years. The race for CCA propulsion capacity is intensifying procurement and industrial strategy decisions.

2025-12-11T15:09:50.334085-08:00

Engine-makers Vie for Booming Collaborative Combat Aircraft Market

Air Data News

Philippines confirms purchase of six Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft On Nov. 28 the Armed Forces of the Philippines confirmed during budget hearings that it has ordered six Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft. The announcement formalises a planned acquisition of additional turboprop attack aircraft from Embraer to augment the AFP's aviation inventory.

2025-12-11T14:27:42.142868-08:00

Philippines confirms purchase of six Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft

Breaking Defense

Mid‑tier contractor wins USAF 'Doomsday' plane by using open architecture and government‑owned data A mid‑tier contractor has secured the U.S. Air Force’s 'Doomsday' plane by adopting open architecture and government‑owned data, a strategy officials say cut sustainment costs and accelerated modernization. The approach—applied from SAOC to related programs—is being pitched as a repeatable, lower‑cost upgrade model.

2025-12-11T11:15:08.724230-08:00

Mid‑tier contractor wins USAF 'Doomsday' plane by using open architecture and government‑owned data

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