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Airbus confident A400M will win Royal Saudi Air Force order after pitching higher‑payload variant

Airbus says it remains confident the A400M Atlas will secure a Royal Saudi Air Force transport order after pitching a higher‑payload variant to Riyadh. The company is promoting the upgraded Atlas as a response to the RSAF's medium‑to‑heavy airlift requirements as talks continue.

2026-02-14T02:29:39.077203-08:00

The War Zone

US and UK deny reports that some delivered F‑35s lacked radars or contained a 'safety switch'

2026-02-12T16:53:23.616413-08:00

DefenseNews.com

USAF Awards Boeing Sole‑Source Contract and Orders More 30,000‑lb Bunker‑Busters After Iranian Nuclear Strikes

2026-02-13T12:39:25.053832-08:00

FlightGlobal

BAE confident of Saudi follow‑on Eurofighter order as Riyadh eyes role in Global Combat Air Programme

2026-02-13T10:08:58.914558-08:00

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Airbus confident A400M will win Royal Saudi Air Force order after pitching higher‑payload variant Airbus says it remains confident the A400M Atlas will secure a Royal Saudi Air Force transport order after pitching a higher‑payload variant to Riyadh. The company is promoting the upgraded Atlas as a response to the RSAF's medium‑to‑heavy airlift requirements as talks continue.

2026-02-14T02:29:39.077203-08:00

Airbus confident A400M will win Royal Saudi Air Force order after pitching higher‑payload variant

Breaking Defense

Belgium to sign F-35 top-up this year, pushes for maximum European industrial content Belgium will sign a contract this year for a top-up order of F-35 stealth fighters, Defence Minister Theo Francken told Breaking Defense. The government is seeking the maximum possible European industrial content in the follow-on purchase to boost regional supply‑chain participation.

2026-02-13T13:10:03.211427-08:00

Belgium to sign F-35 top-up this year, pushes for maximum European industrial content

DefenseNews.com

USAF Awards Boeing Sole‑Source Contract and Orders More 30,000‑lb Bunker‑Busters After Iranian Nuclear Strikes The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a sole‑source contract to produce additional 30,000‑lb Massive Ordnance Penetrator bunker‑busters, munitions engineered to penetrate roughly 200 feet of rock or hard substrate. The order follows recent U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and targets underground labs and hardened bunkers.

2026-02-13T12:39:25.053832-08:00

USAF Awards Boeing Sole‑Source Contract and Orders More 30,000‑lb Bunker‑Busters After Iranian Nuclear Strikes

The War Zone

US scales APKWS II laser‑guided rockets as low‑cost air‑to‑air counter‑UAS; USAF plans $145M BAE upgrade U.S. services are scaling the combat‑proven APKWS II laser‑guided Hydra‑70 (AGR‑20/FALCO) as a low‑cost air‑to‑air option to defeat Group‑3 UAS and cruise missiles, with the Marine Corps fitting legacy F/A‑18 Hornets and the Air Force planning a $145M sole‑source upgrade award to BAE.

2026-02-13T10:15:59.993437-08:00

US scales APKWS II laser‑guided rockets as low‑cost air‑to‑air counter‑UAS; USAF plans $145M BAE upgrade

FlightGlobal

BAE confident of Saudi follow‑on Eurofighter order as Riyadh eyes role in Global Combat Air Programme BAE Systems says it remains confident Saudi Arabia will place a long‑anticipated follow‑on order for the Eurofighter Typhoon, while Riyadh is also exploring a potential future role in the three‑nation Global Combat Air Programme, signalling deeper Saudi engagement in fighter procurement and development.

2026-02-13T10:08:58.914558-08:00

BAE confident of Saudi follow‑on Eurofighter order as Riyadh eyes role in Global Combat Air Programme

FlightGlobal

Leonardo advances Eurofighter Typhoon and M-346 export campaigns in Bangladesh, Philippines and Poland Leonardo is pursuing export campaigns for the Eurofighter Typhoon and its M-346 trainer/light-attack in Bangladesh, the Philippines and Poland. The company says the efforts could further boost the Typhoon's order backlog and generate new export contracts for the M-346.

2026-02-13T09:39:16.690949-08:00

Leonardo advances Eurofighter Typhoon and M-346 export campaigns in Bangladesh, Philippines and Poland

AeroTime

France reportedly negotiating exit from €7.1bn Eurodrone MALE programme France is reportedly negotiating its withdrawal from the €7.1bn Eurodrone MALE programme while Germany, Italy and Spain plan to continue the medium‑altitude, long‑endurance unmanned aircraft project. Paris' exit removes a founding partner and alters agreed industrial and procurement arrangements.

2026-02-13T08:15:01.191182-08:00

France reportedly negotiating exit from €7.1bn Eurodrone MALE programme

DefenseNews.com

Philippines' F-16 purchase stalls amid cost concerns and political opposition A planned purchase of F-16 fighter jets by the Philippines has stalled as cost concerns and political opposition create a fiscal deadlock. Manila officials are exploring options to break the impasse, leaving the procurement — and planned capability upgrade — in limbo.

2026-02-13T05:05:39.512064-08:00

Philippines' F-16 purchase stalls amid cost concerns and political opposition

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Airbus confident A400M will win Royal Saudi Air Force order after pitching higher‑payload variant

US and UK deny reports that some delivered F‑35s lacked radars or contained a 'safety switch'

USAF Awards Boeing Sole‑Source Contract and Orders More 30,000‑lb Bunker‑Busters After Iranian Nuclear Strikes

BAE confident of Saudi follow‑on Eurofighter order as Riyadh eyes role in Global Combat Air Programme

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