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US Army Halves HADES High-Altitude Spy Plane Order Amid Aviation Overhaul

US Army leaders have proposed cutting the HADES high-altitude surveillance aircraft fleet from 12 to 6 units as part of a wider aviation transformation directed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The adjustment, communicated ahead of the program’s maiden flight, reflects early-stage portfolio optimization within the service’s ISR roadmap.

2025-05-15T13:54:39.083333-07:00

Reuters

Trump Unveils F-55 Twin-Engine F-35 Variant and F-22 Super Upgrade in Qatar

2025-05-15T02:58:50.321574-07:00

USA Today

Qatar-Donated Boeing 747 Interim Air Force One Faces Escort, Security Upgrade Hurdles

2025-05-15T02:26:28.918982-07:00

DefenseNews.com

101st Airborne Division slated as first operator of Army’s MV-75 Bell V-280 FLRAA

2025-05-14T10:47:38.275061-07:00

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defence-industry.eu

Four F-35As Touch Down at Skrydstrup as Danish Delivery Schedule Holds Denmark’s Royal Danish Air Force welcomed four new F-35A Lightning II fighters at Skrydstrup Air Base yesterday, boosting its fifth-generation fleet. The arrivals keep the national F-35 acquisition plan on track and enhance the base’s strike and air-defence posture.

2025-05-16T08:15:05.211502-07:00

Four F-35As Touch Down at Skrydstrup as Danish Delivery Schedule Holds

armyrecognition.com

UK to Produce Chinook CH-47ER in US, First Delivery Slated for 2027 The UK Ministry of Defence will begin US-based production of the CH-47ER heavy-lift helicopter, with the first aircraft due in 2027. The extended-range ER variant, to be built by Boeing and subcontractors, aims to replace older Chinooks and boost the RAF's strategic airlift capabilities.

2025-05-16T07:31:36.615031-07:00

UK to Produce Chinook CH-47ER in US, First Delivery Slated for 2027

Janes

Airbus US Space & Defense, L3Harris Team for USMC Aerial Logistics Connector Airbus US Space & Defense and L3Harris Technologies have formed a teaming agreement to deliver L3Harris’ proven platform system integration to the US Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector programme, aiming to accelerate development of uncrewed logistics capabilities for forward operating bases.

2025-05-15T21:54:27.498611-07:00

Airbus US Space & Defense, L3Harris Team for USMC Aerial Logistics Connector

Aviation Week

Austria Launches RFP for Eurofighter Replacement After 20 Years Vienna has spent two decades flying a trimmed-down Eurofighter Typhoon fleet plagued by performance limits, and is now set to launch a formal procurement for a new multi-role fighter to close capability shortfalls and modernise its air force. A request for proposals is expected later this year.

2025-05-15T14:15:32.095965-07:00

Austria Launches RFP for Eurofighter Replacement After 20 Years

Breaking Defense

US Army Halves HADES High-Altitude Spy Plane Order Amid Aviation Overhaul US Army leaders have proposed cutting the HADES high-altitude surveillance aircraft fleet from 12 to 6 units as part of a wider aviation transformation directed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The adjustment, communicated ahead of the program’s maiden flight, reflects early-stage portfolio optimization within the service’s ISR roadmap.

2025-05-15T13:54:39.083333-07:00

US Army Halves HADES High-Altitude Spy Plane Order Amid Aviation Overhaul

Aviation Week

Malaysia’s First Leonardo ATR 72 MPA on Track for End-2026 Delivery Malaysia’s defence minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin confirmed the first of two Leonardo ATR 72 maritime patrol aircraft will be delivered by the end of 2026, marking a key step in the country’s maritime domain awareness and surveillance capability upgrade.

2025-05-15T10:29:37.587684-07:00

Malaysia’s First Leonardo ATR 72 MPA on Track for End-2026 Delivery

Air Data News

Embraer to Showcase KC-390 Millennium at LIMA 2025 Embraer will display its KC-390 Millennium, the most advanced multi-mission tactical airlifter in its class, at the 17th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition in Malaysia from 20 to 24 May 2025. The showcase underlines Embraer’s expanding momentum in Southeast Asia’s defense sector.

2025-05-15T04:51:15.939678-07:00

Embraer to Showcase KC-390 Millennium at LIMA 2025

Reuters

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Trump Unveils F-55 Twin-Engine F-35 Variant and F-22 Super Upgrade in Qatar In a Doha speech, President Trump said the Pentagon is studying development of a twin-engine F-55 based on the F-35, alongside ‘super upgrades’ for the F-35 and F-22, to bolster Boeing’s NGAD-derived F-47 program, signaling potential shifts in U.S. fighter procurement strategies.

2025-05-15T02:58:50.321574-07:00

Trump Unveils F-55 Twin-Engine F-35 Variant and F-22 Super Upgrade in Qatar

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