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Reuters

Trump warns U.S. may block Boeing parts exports in response to China's rare-earth curbs

President Donald Trump said the United States could impose export controls or ban Boeing spare parts exports to China as retaliation for Beijing's limits on rare earth minerals used in magnets. The threat casts aerospace parts support and supply chains as explicit leverage in wider trade and security talks.

2025-10-10T16:59:59.893293-07:00

Simple Flying

Aeroflot cannibalises eight Boeing freighters for spares as sanctions choke supply

2025-10-05T16:51:05.410676-07:00

Bloomberg Law

Trump–Erdogan Washington meeting could yield 250‑jet Boeing order and multi‑billion F‑16/F‑35 deals

2025-09-19T12:56:58.217699-07:00

politico.eu

Russia presses Montreal aviation talks and UN to ease sanctions on spare parts and overflights

2025-09-21T19:24:57.991748-07:00

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Trump warns U.S. may block Boeing parts exports in response to China's rare-earth curbs President Donald Trump said the United States could impose export controls or ban Boeing spare parts exports to China as retaliation for Beijing's limits on rare earth minerals used in magnets. The threat casts aerospace parts support and supply chains as explicit leverage in wider trade and security talks.

2025-10-10T16:59:59.893293-07:00

Trump warns U.S. may block Boeing parts exports in response to China's rare-earth curbs

Aviation Week

Study: China export limits could choke rare metal supply for jet engines A recent study warns Chinese export restrictions on a rare metal used in high‑performance turbine engines could create a strategic choke point for global engine production. The finding exposes vulnerability across OEMs and defense suppliers that rely on concentrated upstream mineral supplies.

2025-10-10T13:16:00.586503-07:00

Study: China export limits could choke rare metal supply for jet engines

Aviation Week

China tightens rare-earth export controls, heightening risk to U.S. military and aerospace supply chains China announced new export restrictions on rare-earth elements and related technologies, a move that concentrates supply risk for magnets and components used across aerospace, defense and space systems. The controls increase pressure on U.S. military supply chains and raise procurement and production risks for OEMs and prime contractors.

2025-10-09T15:04:24.486392-07:00

China tightens rare-earth export controls, heightening risk to U.S. military and aerospace supply chains

Reuters

Al‑Haq appeals UK ruling that allowed indirect export of F‑35 components to Israel despite IHL concerns Palestinian rights group Al‑Haq has appealed a UK court decision that Britain lawfully permitted indirect exports of F‑35 fighter‑jet components to Israel, seeking permission to challenge the High Court's dismissal after judges accepted the parts could be used to breach international humanitarian law.

2025-10-09T09:08:22.202322-07:00

Al‑Haq appeals UK ruling that allowed indirect export of F‑35 components to Israel despite IHL concerns

Economic Times

US lists Pakistan for AIM-120 AMRAAMs; $41M Pentagon order likely backs upgrades, not new missiles Washington has listed Pakistan as a recipient in a modified Pentagon contract for Raytheon’s AIM-120 AMRAAMs, a $41M line item that reporting indicates funds upgrades and sustainment rather than new-build missile deliveries; a separate $11.2M obsolescence-management order reinforces a maintenance focus.

2025-10-08T19:40:03.164151-07:00

US lists Pakistan for AIM-120 AMRAAMs; $41M Pentagon order likely backs upgrades, not new missiles

FlightGlobal

US reopens talks on Taiwan's MH-60R Seahawk buy while E-2D Hawkeyes remain off limits Taiwan has reopened negotiations with the United States to buy thirteen or more Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk anti-submarine warfare helicopters, with US officials reportedly reconsidering the sale. Requests for Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye airborne early-warning aircraft remain off limits, according to reports.

2025-10-08T00:02:24.041548-07:00

US reopens talks on Taiwan's MH-60R Seahawk buy while E-2D Hawkeyes remain off limits

AeroTime

Leaked Rostec Documents Show Algeria Ordered 12 Su‑57E and 14 Su‑34 as Moscow Builds Sanctions‑Evasion Export Network Leaked Rostec pricing and procurement documents indicate Algeria has contracted for 12 Su‑57E fifth‑generation fighters and 14 Su‑34 fighter‑bombers, with Rostec schedules showing two Su‑57 deliveries as early as January. The papers also outline alternative payment and logistics arrangements to sustain arms exports under sanctions.

2025-10-07T05:54:24.702222-07:00

Leaked Rostec Documents Show Algeria Ordered 12 Su‑57E and 14 Su‑34 as Moscow Builds Sanctions‑Evasion Export Network

Simple Flying

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Aeroflot cannibalises eight Boeing freighters for spares as sanctions choke supply Aeroflot has begun dismantling eight Boeing freighters — six 737‑800BCFs and two 747‑400Fs — to harvest spare parts for its passenger fleet, a measure driven by Western sanctions that have curtailed OEM support and squeezed parts availability, threatening aircraft availability and airworthiness.

2025-10-05T16:51:05.410676-07:00

Aeroflot cannibalises eight Boeing freighters for spares as sanctions choke supply

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