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Germany signs Tranche 5 contract for 20 Eurofighter Typhoons; Airbus to build at Manching, deliveries 2031–34

Germany has signed a Tranche 5 production contract for 20 Eurofighter Typhoons, confirming a mid‑2024 acquisition plan. Airbus will assemble the jets at its Manching facility, with deliveries scheduled 2031–2034 to begin replacing part of the Luftwaffe’s Tornado fleet after recent budget approval.

2025-10-15T07:04:57.214231-07:00

Associated Press

NATO ministers push for urgent weapons and ammunition pledges for Ukraine as allied airspace tensions rise

2025-10-14T10:36:59.048099-07:00

Breaking Defense

General Atomics, Hanwha to co-develop and build Gray Eagle STOL 'Mojave' in South Korea

2025-10-14T08:08:47.090635-07:00

AeroTime

Saab wins SEK 2.6bn FMV contract to advance KFS manned and unmanned future combat aircraft studies

2025-10-14T05:44:19.773102-07:00

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DefenseNews.com

Rafael offers Spike-based loitering munition for US Army 'Launched Effects' competition Rafael has pitched a Spike-based loitering-munition variant to compete in the U.S. Army’s Launched Effects programme. The weapon, derived from the Spike family, is designed to loiter for extended periods before engaging targets, fitting the new class of persistent tactical strike and ISR effects.

2025-10-15T11:08:47.420215-07:00

Rafael offers Spike-based loitering munition for US Army 'Launched Effects' competition

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Germany signs Tranche 5 contract for 20 Eurofighter Typhoons; Airbus to build at Manching, deliveries 2031–34 Germany has signed a Tranche 5 production contract for 20 Eurofighter Typhoons, confirming a mid‑2024 acquisition plan. Airbus will assemble the jets at its Manching facility, with deliveries scheduled 2031–2034 to begin replacing part of the Luftwaffe’s Tornado fleet after recent budget approval.

2025-10-15T07:04:57.214231-07:00

Germany signs Tranche 5 contract for 20 Eurofighter Typhoons; Airbus to build at Manching, deliveries 2031–34

FlightGlobal

Kratos unveils Ragnarök: $150K, 500‑nm cruise missile to enable massed strikes with XQ‑58 Kratos introduced the Ragnarök low‑cost cruise missile at AUSA/Miramar, pitching a mass‑producible strike weapon with a 500‑nautical‑mile range, Mach 0.7 speed and a modular 36 kg (≈80 lb) payload. The company says unit cost is about $150,000 to support massed use with XQ‑58 Valkyrie.

2025-10-15T00:49:45.164212-07:00

Kratos unveils Ragnarök: $150K, 500‑nm cruise missile to enable massed strikes with XQ‑58

Reuters

EU pushes for continent‑wide 'drone wall' after incursions; Germany pledges €10B, deploys Eurofighters Europe is pushing a continent‑wide 'drone wall' after suspected Russian incursions into NATO airspace, drawing on Ukraine's combat experience to link sensors and takedown systems. The EU plan faces political, technical and cost hurdles even as Germany pledges €10 billion and deploys Eurofighters to Poland.

2025-10-15T00:24:33.803816-07:00

EU pushes for continent‑wide 'drone wall' after incursions; Germany pledges €10B, deploys Eurofighters

The War Zone

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment revamps tactics and platforms for high‑end warfare The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Night Stalkers) is overhauling tactics, mission profiles and platform use to remain effective against peer and near‑peer adversaries. The changes aim to enable survivability and mission continuity in contested, high‑end warfare environments where traditional SOA concepts face advanced air-defence and electronic threats.

2025-10-14T18:00:36.347566-07:00

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment revamps tactics and platforms for high‑end warfare

Associated Press

NATO ministers push for urgent weapons and ammunition pledges for Ukraine as allied airspace tensions rise NATO defense ministers will meet to drum up urgent weapons and ammunition pledges for Ukraine after deliveries have sharply declined in recent months. Ministers will also confront a wave of Russian airspace violations and renewed strikes, weighing stepped-up air-defence deployments and rules-of-engagement options.

2025-10-14T10:36:59.048099-07:00

NATO ministers push for urgent weapons and ammunition pledges for Ukraine as allied airspace tensions rise

Aviacionline

Argentina receives second ex‑Norwegian P‑3C Orion, boosting maritime surveillance and ASW Argentina's Navy received its second ex‑Norwegian Lockheed P‑3C Orion on Oct. 14 at Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora; the aircraft, which arrived from Norway and will operate from Trelew, strengthens the service's maritime patrol, surveillance and anti‑submarine warfare capability and supports extended South Atlantic domain awareness.

2025-10-14T09:12:42.627543-07:00

Argentina receives second ex‑Norwegian P‑3C Orion, boosting maritime surveillance and ASW

Breaking Defense

Lockheed, Army 25th ID to kick off ‘Lightning Strike’ experiments prototyping NGC‑12 ahead of Project Convergence Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division will launch 'Lightning Strike' experiments to prototype NGC‑12, adding capabilities incrementally across a series of events that will feed into next year's Project Convergence, mirroring the Ivy Sting effort run earlier at the 4th ID.

2025-10-14T08:41:00.847270-07:00

Lockheed, Army 25th ID to kick off ‘Lightning Strike’ experiments prototyping NGC‑12 ahead of Project Convergence

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