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Aviation Week • Brian Everstine

Air Force pushes Boeing VC-25B 'Next Air Force One' to mid‑2028 as $15.5M comms mod raises programme to ~$4.3B

The U.S. Air Force said the first of two Boeing-built VC-25B presidential transports will now be delivered in mid-2028, a one-year delay. Boeing received an up-to-$15.5 million contract modification for expanded communications, taking the programme's value to about $4.3 billion.

2025-12-12T14:16:30.390889-08:00

AirForceTimes

NAVAIR and GAO flag rising V‑22 safety risks and data gaps as corrective actions are set

2025-12-12T11:22:36.423310-08:00

Reuters

Switzerland trims F‑35 buy below 36 after U.S. price increases push program past referendum budget

2025-12-12T05:58:43.903106-08:00

Aviation Week

NTSB and lawmakers oppose NDAA Section 373’s ADS‑B/transponder exemptions for military helicopters after Potomac River crash

2025-12-11T09:56:46.431997-08:00

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Aviation Week

Air Force pushes Boeing VC-25B 'Next Air Force One' to mid‑2028 as $15.5M comms mod raises programme to ~$4.3B The U.S. Air Force said the first of two Boeing-built VC-25B presidential transports will now be delivered in mid-2028, a one-year delay. Boeing received an up-to-$15.5 million contract modification for expanded communications, taking the programme's value to about $4.3 billion.

2025-12-12T14:16:30.390889-08:00

Air Force pushes Boeing VC-25B 'Next Air Force One' to mid‑2028 as $15.5M comms mod raises programme to ~$4.3B

Aviation Week

Edge Autonomy to license Penguin C MK2.5 VTOL military drone for production in Taiwan UAS maker Edge Autonomy will license production of its Penguin C MK2.5 vertical‑takeoff‑and‑landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft in Taiwan. The Penguin C MK2.5 is already in service with the U.S. military and will be produced locally under the licensing deal.

2025-12-12T12:37:57.811079-08:00

Edge Autonomy to license Penguin C MK2.5 VTOL military drone for production in Taiwan

CBC

Canada buys six Bombardier Global 6500s in ~US$400m deal to bolster RCAF multi‑mission capability Canada has purchased six Bombardier Global 6500 multi‑role jets in a roughly US$400 million deal to expand Royal Canadian Air Force capability for aeromedical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian aid and national‑security missions. Deliveries start in 2027 and the jets are built in Canada, leveraging domestic supply chains.

2025-12-12T12:03:57.654271-08:00

Canada buys six Bombardier Global 6500s in ~US$400m deal to bolster RCAF multi‑mission capability

FlightGlobal

USAF flight school receives first Boeing T-7A Red Hawk as T-38C phase-out begins The U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command has received its first Boeing T‑7A Red Hawk trainer, beginning the formal phase‑out of the Northrop T‑38C Talon. The delivery starts a multiyear transition that will modernize advanced jet instruction and reshape the USAF pilot training pipeline.

2025-12-12T11:56:33.954018-08:00

USAF flight school receives first Boeing T-7A Red Hawk as T-38C phase-out begins

AirForceTimes

NAVAIR and GAO flag rising V‑22 safety risks and data gaps as corrective actions are set NAVAIR's review confirms unresolved safety and readiness issues with the V‑22 Osprey, and a GAO audit found the aircraft's 'most serious' accident rate rose in FY2023–24 versus the prior eight‑year average while Marine Corps and Air Force fell short on safety data sharing. NAVAIR has outlined corrective actions.

2025-12-12T11:22:36.423310-08:00

NAVAIR and GAO flag rising V‑22 safety risks and data gaps as corrective actions are set

The Aviationist

F‑16 validates safe release of Northrop’s Stand‑in Attack Weapon, clearing path to F‑35 integration after $100M USAF contract Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force completed a separation test of the Stand‑in Attack Weapon from an F‑16 at Eglin AFB, validating aerodynamic performance and safe release. The milestone follows a $100 million USAF contract and advances the SiAW toward F‑35 integration.

2025-12-12T10:31:54.414454-08:00

F‑16 validates safe release of Northrop’s Stand‑in Attack Weapon, clearing path to F‑35 integration after $100M USAF contract

Reuters

Switzerland trims F‑35 buy below 36 after U.S. price increases push program past referendum budget Switzerland will reduce its planned purchase of Lockheed Martin F‑35A fighters, accepting fewer than the 36 jets approved by a 2020 referendum, after reported U.S. cost increases between $610 million and $1.6 billion pushed the programme beyond its budget. The government said foreseeable additional costs make the planned number financially unviable.

2025-12-12T05:58:43.903106-08:00

Switzerland trims F‑35 buy below 36 after U.S. price increases push program past referendum budget

Janes

Greece signs €50M NHIndustries support contract to boost NH90 fleet availability Greece has signed its first national NH90 follow‑on support contract with NHIndustries, a €50 million deal to establish a domestic sustainment and support ecosystem for helicopters delivered since 2011. The programme is intended to lift in‑service availability across the Hellenic NH90 fleet.

2025-12-12T05:58:43.478539-08:00

Greece signs €50M NHIndustries support contract to boost NH90 fleet availability

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