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Sweden orders four Embraer KC-390 Millennium transports with seven options to replace C-130H

Sweden has signed for four Embraer KC-390 Millennium tactical transports, plus seven purchase options, to replace its ageing Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules fleet. The deal is bundled with existing purchases by Austria and the Netherlands, expanding the KC-390’s presence in Europe.

2025-10-06T05:26:18.893871-07:00

FlightGlobal

Australia receives first two Boeing AH-64E Apaches, kicking off 29-aircraft acquisition

2025-10-02T21:05:09.550875-07:00

AeroTime

Boeing‑IAM mediation collapses as union rejects company's offer, demands its own contract

2025-09-30T06:29:38.459563-07:00

koreatimes.co.kr

South Korea selects L3Harris‑led team with IAI‑Elta and Korean Air for Global 6500 AEW&C to supplement E‑7 fleet

2025-09-30T04:53:47.290803-07:00

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Aviation Week

Sikorsky unveils Nomad: rotor‑blown‑wing, hybrid‑electric VTOL UAS family for austere operations Sikorsky unveiled Nomad, a family of runway‑independent rotor‑blown‑wing VTOL UAS at AUSA 2025 featuring dual proprotor, hybrid‑electric propulsion and designs aimed at long endurance and survivability. Nomad is optimised for austere, unpredictable takeoff and landing sites to improve mission flexibility and reduce vulnerability of drone crews.

2025-10-06T06:35:53.920262-07:00

Sikorsky unveils Nomad: rotor‑blown‑wing, hybrid‑electric VTOL UAS family for austere operations

Breaking Defense

Helicopter That Reconfigures Avionics In-Flight Could Transform Army Flight Testing A new helicopter concept that can rewrite and upload avionics code mid‑flight promises to upend Army flight testing by enabling iterative software changes and validation during sorties rather than after landing. The approach could accelerate development cycles, reduce ground test demands and change certification and sustainment practices.

2025-10-06T05:27:10.465567-07:00

Helicopter That Reconfigures Avionics In-Flight Could Transform Army Flight Testing

AeroTime

Sweden orders four Embraer KC-390 Millennium transports with seven options to replace C-130H Sweden has signed for four Embraer KC-390 Millennium tactical transports, plus seven purchase options, to replace its ageing Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules fleet. The deal is bundled with existing purchases by Austria and the Netherlands, expanding the KC-390’s presence in Europe.

2025-10-06T05:26:18.893871-07:00

Sweden orders four Embraer KC-390 Millennium transports with seven options to replace C-130H

Air Data News

Spain approves €3.7bn defence plan including purchase of up to 45 Hürjet advanced jets The Spanish government approved a €3.7 billion (≈$4.3 billion) defence plan that includes procuring up to 45 Hürjet advanced jet trainers/light combat aircraft. The acquisition marks a major investment in Spain's tactical aviation and will drive procurement timelines, industrial offsets and budget execution over coming years.

2025-10-06T03:56:52.222391-07:00

Spain approves €3.7bn defence plan including purchase of up to 45 Hürjet advanced jets

AeroTime

RAF retires MQ-9A Reaper after 18 years as MQ-9B Protector becomes first large RPAS cleared for unsegregated UK airspace The Royal Air Force has retired its MQ-9A Reaper after 18 years, completing the platform's final operational flight as the MQ-9B Protector — the first large remotely piloted aircraft certified to operate in unsegregated UK airspace — enters service as its replacement.

2025-10-06T02:03:40.584416-07:00

RAF retires MQ-9A Reaper after 18 years as MQ-9B Protector becomes first large RPAS cleared for unsegregated UK airspace

CBC

Canada not seeking to exit F-35 contract, procurement minister says Canada's procurement minister told CBC he does not expect the federal government to exit its contract to buy American-made F-35 fighters, a spokesperson later clarified that his remarks referred only to 16 jets under contract — not the nation's planned F-35 fleet.

2025-10-05T13:11:58.392204-07:00

Canada not seeking to exit F-35 contract, procurement minister says

nationalsecurityjournal.org

France's PANG carrier to replace Charles de Gaulle — twin K22 reactors, EMALS/AAG; construction from 2031 for 2038 entry France's next-generation carrier, PANG, will replace Charles de Gaulle around 2038 with construction due to begin in 2031. The nuclear-powered design features twin K22 reactors and is projected at ~78,000 tonnes, 310 m length, 27 kt speed, and will carry EMALS and advanced arresting gear.

2025-10-05T08:28:12.302872-07:00

France's PANG carrier to replace Charles de Gaulle — twin K22 reactors, EMALS/AAG; construction from 2031 for 2038 entry

heliopsmag.com

US Air Force Retires HH-60G Pave Hawk After Decades of Search-and-Rescue Service The U.S. Air Force has formally retired the HH-60G Pave Hawk after decades of conducting combat search-and-rescue and personnel-recovery missions, removing a long-serving dedicated rotorcraft from USAF inventory and marking the end of its operational role over its service life.

2025-10-04T11:38:38.623681-07:00

US Air Force Retires HH-60G Pave Hawk After Decades of Search-and-Rescue Service

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