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Inside Boeing's 98‑acre Everett factory: home to the 767, 777, KC‑46 and 777X

A tour of Boeing’s 98‑acre Everett factory shows where the 767, 777, KC‑46 tanker and 777X are assembled, and reveals the scale and integration of widebody production operations — the physical hub for multiple Boeing programs and a bellwether for manufacturing throughput.

2026-02-12T08:13:36.513921-08:00

indiatoday.in

India clears Rs3.6 lakh crore (~$39–40bn) AoN for 114 Rafale fighters and P‑8Is

2026-02-12T02:10:28.210360-08:00

Aviation Week

Helsing and Hensoldt partner to equip CA‑1 Europa UCAV with sovereign AI‑enabled sensor suite

2026-02-12T08:40:20.749023-08:00

Breaking Defense

Saudi Arabia in final-stage talks to join Türkiye's KAAN fighter programme

2026-02-12T08:49:13.870004-08:00

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SpaceNews.com

ThinKom wins military contract to supply portable satellite communications ground stations ThinKom has been awarded a military contract to deliver portable satellite communications ground stations, a commercial supplier win in defence ground-segment capability. The contract covers supply of mobile, field-deployable terminals to support military satcom operations. No details on customer, contract value or delivery schedule were provided in the reporting.

2026-02-12T11:14:18.343331-08:00

ThinKom wins military contract to supply portable satellite communications ground stations

Breaking Defense

Saudi Arabia in final-stage talks to join Türkiye's KAAN fighter programme Turkish Aerospace says Saudi Arabia is in the "final stages" of talks to join Türkiye's KAAN indigenous fighter programme, signalling Ankara is being considered as a supplier for Riyadh's combat-aircraft modernisation. Riyadh has stayed tight‑lipped and is reportedly weighing several international options to upgrade its fleet.

2026-02-12T08:49:13.870004-08:00

Saudi Arabia in final-stage talks to join Türkiye's KAAN fighter programme

Aviation Week

Helsing and Hensoldt partner to equip CA‑1 Europa UCAV with sovereign AI‑enabled sensor suite German sensor specialist Hensoldt has signed a strategic partnership with Helsing to integrate a Hensoldt sensor package onto Helsing’s CA‑1 Europa UCAV and jointly develop AI‑enabled combat air systems within a sovereign European technology architecture, accelerating operational autonomy and reducing reliance on non‑European suppliers.

2026-02-12T08:40:20.749023-08:00

Helsing and Hensoldt partner to equip CA‑1 Europa UCAV with sovereign AI‑enabled sensor suite

FlightGlobal

Spain fits first A400M with Indra InShield DIRCM; operational evaluation to begin Airbus Air Power has completed installation of Indra’s InShield directed-infrared countermeasures suite on the Spanish Air and Space Army’s first modified A400M. The nationally developed system can detect and neutralize one or multiple missile threats; Madrid will start an operational evaluation.

2026-02-12T08:34:06.772649-08:00

Spain fits first A400M with Indra InShield DIRCM; operational evaluation to begin

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Inside Boeing's 98‑acre Everett factory: home to the 767, 777, KC‑46 and 777X A tour of Boeing’s 98‑acre Everett factory shows where the 767, 777, KC‑46 tanker and 777X are assembled, and reveals the scale and integration of widebody production operations — the physical hub for multiple Boeing programs and a bellwether for manufacturing throughput.

2026-02-12T08:13:36.513921-08:00

Inside Boeing's 98‑acre Everett factory: home to the 767, 777, KC‑46 and 777X

SpaceNews.com

Integrate targets U.S. defense market after winning Space Force award Integrate, a software startup, is moving into the U.S. defense market after winning a Space Force award. The company will use the award to pursue follow‑on government contracts and partnerships with primes as the Space Force leans on commercial firms to accelerate capability fielding.

2026-02-12T05:53:59.078463-08:00

Integrate targets U.S. defense market after winning Space Force award

Bloomberg

ArianeGroup pitches land-based ballistic missile to France and Germany to fill Europe’s deep‑strike gap ArianeGroup is in talks with France and Germany to develop a conventional, land‑based ballistic missile with a range exceeding 1,000 km and potential for hypersonic warheads. The proposal is pitched as a rapid way to close Europe’s deep‑strike capability shortfall and bolster sovereign strike options.

2026-02-12T05:22:24.249847-08:00

ArianeGroup pitches land-based ballistic missile to France and Germany to fill Europe’s deep‑strike gap

Spaceflight Now

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Vulcan experiences solid-rocket booster anomaly on USSF-87 launch; investigation opened United Launch Alliance said an issue affected one of the Vulcan rocket's four solid rocket boosters during Thursday's USSF-87 launch, the vehicle's fourth flight. Despite the anomaly the rocket remained on its planned trajectory and completed ascent; ULA has opened an investigation.

2026-02-12T04:16:00.262575-08:00

Vulcan experiences solid-rocket booster anomaly on USSF-87 launch; investigation opened

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Inside Boeing's 98‑acre Everett factory: home to the 767, 777, KC‑46 and 777X

India clears Rs3.6 lakh crore (~$39–40bn) AoN for 114 Rafale fighters and P‑8Is

Helsing and Hensoldt partner to equip CA‑1 Europa UCAV with sovereign AI‑enabled sensor suite

Saudi Arabia in final-stage talks to join Türkiye's KAAN fighter programme

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