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DRDO delivers Final Operational Clearance for indigenous Netra AEW&C, declaring India’s airborne early warning fleet fully opera

India’s DRDO has handed over the final operational clearance certificate for the indigenous Netra Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) system to the Indian Air Force, confirming combat readiness. The declared FOC covers radar, surveillance, communications, and self-protection capabilities across India’s airborne early warning fleet.

2026-06-25T14:26:09.460205-07:00

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Bristow Group to acquire Berry Aviation for $105M to expand US government/defense aviation operations

2026-06-25T12:56:21.121709-07:00

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Top Aces supports Royal Danish Air Force F-35A aggressor training with Skyhawks and Alpha Jets

2026-06-25T13:57:05.935477-07:00

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Marine Corps receives six F-35Bs without radars while AN/APG-85 delivery replaces legacy APG-81

2026-06-25T11:07:51.416078-07:00

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DRDO delivers Final Operational Clearance for indigenous Netra AEW&C, declaring India’s airborne early warning fleet fully opera India’s DRDO has handed over the final operational clearance certificate for the indigenous Netra Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) system to the Indian Air Force, confirming combat readiness. The declared FOC covers radar, surveillance, communications, and self-protection capabilities across India’s airborne early warning fleet.

2026-06-25T14:26:09.460205-07:00

DRDO delivers Final Operational Clearance for indigenous Netra AEW&C, declaring India’s airborne early warning fleet fully opera

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Top Aces supports Royal Danish Air Force F-35A aggressor training with Skyhawks and Alpha Jets Top Aces conducted adversary-air training for the Royal Danish Air Force using Skyhawk and Alpha Jet aircraft, with the trial running in April and May. The work forms part of a demonstration of commercially provided aggressor services supporting Danish F-35A operations.

2026-06-25T13:57:05.935477-07:00

Top Aces supports Royal Danish Air Force F-35A aggressor training with Skyhawks and Alpha Jets

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Bristow Group to acquire Berry Aviation for $105M to expand US government/defense aviation operations Bristow Group will buy Berry Aviation from Acorn Capital Management in an all-cash $105 million deal. The acquisition is aimed at expanding Bristow’s government contracts business, strengthening capabilities for search and rescue and defense-related missions including ISR, while improving cash flow.

2026-06-25T12:56:21.121709-07:00

Bristow Group to acquire Berry Aviation for $105M to expand US government/defense aviation operations

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Six F-35Bs Delivered Without Radars Thus Far, Program Director Says

2026-06-25T11:07:51.416078-07:00

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Marine Corps receives six F-35Bs without radars while AN/APG-85 delivery replaces legacy APG-81 The Marine Corps has taken delivery of six F-35B fighters so far without their radars, according to a program director. The service is awaiting Northrop Grumman’s delivery of the AN/APG-85, intended to replace the current APG-81 configuration.

2026-06-25T11:07:51.416078-07:00

Marine Corps receives six F-35Bs without radars while AN/APG-85 delivery replaces legacy APG-81

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USAF weighs Advanced Wing Weapons Pylon (AWWP) for B-52H, eyeing up to 130 long-term replacements The U.S. Air Force is examining the development of an Advanced Wing Weapons Pylon (AWWP) for the B-52H and a potential long-term buy of up to 130 AWWPs to replace the bomber’s Improved Common Pylon (ICP), fielded starting in the 1960s.

2026-06-25T10:40:43.087069-07:00

USAF weighs Advanced Wing Weapons Pylon (AWWP) for B-52H, eyeing up to 130 long-term replacements

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House Appropriators add $1.55B to revive Boeing E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C, directing spares away from Navy Hawkeye lines The House Appropriations Committee included $1.55 billion for the Air Force’s Boeing E-7 Wedgetail program in its FY2027 defense bill. The move follows White House budget-office efforts to reallocate money—using a raid on a Navy radar-plane account and a classified Air Force line—to pull the E-7 back from elimination, while sparing Navy Hawkeye spares.

2026-06-25T10:12:03.087872-07:00

House Appropriators add $1.55B to revive Boeing E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C, directing spares away from Navy Hawkeye lines

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Embraer expands Poland partnership with WZL-2 to support a future KC-390 Millennium order Embraer has signed a new industrial cooperation agreement with Poland’s Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 2 (WZL-2), strengthening its industrial footprint in support of a potential KC-390 Millennium acquisition. The MoU-style deepening of the partnership is positioned as a pathway to a future KC-390 order via expanded collaboration with Poland’s aerospace industrial base.

2026-06-25T10:07:21.284765-07:00

Embraer expands Poland partnership with WZL-2 to support a future KC-390 Millennium order

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DRDO delivers Final Operational Clearance for indigenous Netra AEW&C, declaring India’s airborne early warning fleet fully opera

Bristow Group to acquire Berry Aviation for $105M to expand US government/defense aviation operations

Top Aces supports Royal Danish Air Force F-35A aggressor training with Skyhawks and Alpha Jets

Marine Corps receives six F-35Bs without radars while AN/APG-85 delivery replaces legacy APG-81

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