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Canada presses Lockheed for bigger industrial benefits as F‑35 review and Saab challenge reshape 88‑jet plan

Canada's Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will press Lockheed Martin in the U.S. for substantially larger Canadian industrial benefits and IP access tied to Ottawa's F‑35 purchase, as the government reconsiders an 88‑jet plan while remaining legally committed to an initial tranche of 16 amid renewed competition from Saab.

2026-01-05T12:42:15.306348-08:00

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EAS Group to acquire Volga‑Dnepr in 1Q26 — implications for heavy airlift, sanctions and maintenance

2025-12-31T01:58:07.506916-08:00

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Trump blocks HieFo’s $3M purchase of Emcore assets over China-related national-security concerns

2026-01-02T19:13:43.854995-08:00

Reuters

Pentagon awards Lockheed $328.5M contract to meet urgent FMS need for Taiwan

2025-12-31T15:14:34.282656-08:00

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Canada presses Lockheed for bigger industrial benefits as F‑35 review and Saab challenge reshape 88‑jet plan Canada's Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will press Lockheed Martin in the U.S. for substantially larger Canadian industrial benefits and IP access tied to Ottawa's F‑35 purchase, as the government reconsiders an 88‑jet plan while remaining legally committed to an initial tranche of 16 amid renewed competition from Saab.

2026-01-05T12:42:15.306348-08:00

Canada presses Lockheed for bigger industrial benefits as F‑35 review and Saab challenge reshape 88‑jet plan

Reuters

Trump blocks HieFo’s $3M purchase of Emcore assets over China-related national-security concerns President Donald Trump on Friday blocked U.S. photonics firm HieFo Corp’s $3 million acquisition of New Jersey-based aerospace and defense specialist Emcore’s assets, citing China-related national-security concerns. The decision prevents transfer of Emcore’s sensitive photonics technology and signals tighter scrutiny of defense-linked transactions.

2026-01-02T19:13:43.854995-08:00

Trump blocks HieFo’s $3M purchase of Emcore assets over China-related national-security concerns

Aviation Week

U.S. ban on foreign UAS and parts will disrupt operators — but won’t instantly revive domestic makers A new U.S. ban on foreign unmanned aircraft systems, parts and related systems will disrupt operators and supply chains across civil and defense users, forcing procurement and sustainment changes. The move, however, is unlikely to immediately produce a renaissance in U.S. UAS manufacturing capacity.

2026-01-01T18:08:35.382130-08:00

U.S. ban on foreign UAS and parts will disrupt operators — but won’t instantly revive domestic makers

Reuters

Pentagon awards Lockheed $328.5M contract to meet urgent FMS need for Taiwan The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a $328.5 million contract to fulfill a foreign military sale for Taiwan, citing an "urgent operational need" by the Taiwan Air Force. The award accelerates delivery of US-provided defense capabilities under FMS authorities amid heightened regional tensions.

2025-12-31T15:14:34.282656-08:00

Pentagon awards Lockheed $328.5M contract to meet urgent FMS need for Taiwan

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EAS Group to acquire Volga‑Dnepr in 1Q26 — implications for heavy airlift, sanctions and maintenance EAS Group will acquire Russia's Volga‑Dnepr in the first quarter of 2026, a deal that consolidates a major global heavy‑airlift operator under new ownership while surfacing immediate questions about sanctions compliance, supply‑chain resilience and maintenance support for a Russia‑based freighter fleet.

2025-12-31T01:58:07.506916-08:00

EAS Group to acquire Volga‑Dnepr in 1Q26 — implications for heavy airlift, sanctions and maintenance

FlightGlobal

US sanctions Venezuelan firm and chairman over assembly of Iranian Mohajer drones Washington has sanctioned a Venezuelan aerospace company and its chairman for allegedly facilitating the acquisition, assembly and operation of Iranian‑designed Mohajer‑series unmanned aerial vehicles with surveillance and strike capabilities. The move targets a network accused of bringing Tehran’s drone technology into Venezuela.

2025-12-30T16:50:43.882598-08:00

US sanctions Venezuelan firm and chairman over assembly of Iranian Mohajer drones

Reuters

Spain exempts Airbus from Israeli tech ban to allow aircraft and drone production despite Gaza-related restrictions Spain has granted Airbus an exceptional exemption to permit production in Spanish factories using Israeli technology for aircraft and drones, despite Madrid's ban two months ago on Israeli military and dual‑use goods in response to the war in Gaza. The carve‑out preserves ongoing manufacturing and supplier access.

2025-12-30T06:28:29.087007-08:00

Spain exempts Airbus from Israeli tech ban to allow aircraft and drone production despite Gaza-related restrictions

SpaceWatch Global

Washington elevates U.S. industrial and economic dominance in new security strategy In unusually blunt terms, Washington’s new security strategy elevates U.S. industrial and economic dominance to a core national‑security objective, signaling a concerted move to align trade, procurement and supply‑chain policy to restore American manufacturing muscle and reduce strategic dependencies abroad.

2025-12-30T01:25:09.895414-08:00

Washington elevates U.S. industrial and economic dominance in new security strategy

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Canada presses Lockheed for bigger industrial benefits as F‑35 review and Saab challenge reshape 88‑jet plan

EAS Group to acquire Volga‑Dnepr in 1Q26 — implications for heavy airlift, sanctions and maintenance

Trump blocks HieFo’s $3M purchase of Emcore assets over China-related national-security concerns

Pentagon awards Lockheed $328.5M contract to meet urgent FMS need for Taiwan

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