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Morocco Nears $600M Deal for Embraer C-390 Millennium Military Transports

Morocco is in the final stages of negotiating the purchase of Embraer's C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft in a deal worth about US$600 million. If approved, the order will equip the kingdom with modern medium-lift airlifters, enhancing its strategic air mobility and logistics support.

2025-07-05T02:23:50.494016-07:00

Air Data News

Embraer Delivers Four A-29 Super Tucanos to Paraguayan Air Force

2025-06-30T23:41:56.737452-07:00

Breaking Defense

Analysts: Risk too high to return F-35s to Turkey even if it dumps S-400

2025-07-02T08:55:16.736612-07:00

FlightGlobal

US Navy Awards Contract to Extend P-8A Poseidon’s Submarine Strike Range

2025-07-03T01:01:28.637932-07:00

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French Probe Examines Hollande and Gayet over €7.8 B Deal for 36 Rafale Jets A judge-led investigation opened in France in 2021 is examining the €7.8 billion, 36-aircraft Rafale fighter sale to India concluded in 2016. Prosecutors are probing former president François Hollande and partner Julie Gayet for alleged improprieties in the deal’s negotiation and approval processes.

2025-07-07T23:02:34.027080-07:00

French Probe Examines Hollande and Gayet over €7.8 B Deal for 36 Rafale Jets

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Advocates Push for EF-15 ‘Spark Eagle’ as Electronic Warfare Variant As the US Air Force seeks to bolster electronic warfare capabilities, proponents argue the F-15 can be adapted into the EF-15 ‘Spark Eagle’, integrating advanced jamming and sensor suites on a heavy-payload fighter to suppress enemy air defenses and protect allied assets in contested environments.

2025-07-07T15:13:10.969599-07:00

Advocates Push for EF-15 ‘Spark Eagle’ as Electronic Warfare Variant

Air & Space Forces Mag

Retired USAF 4-Star Generals Urge Congress to Restore Funding for E-7 Wedgetail and F-35A Buys Thirteen former Air Force four-star generals—among them six ex-Air Force Chiefs of Staff—joined AFA leadership this week in calling on Congress to reverse proposed cuts and boost fiscal 2026 funding for Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C and Lockheed Martin’s F-35A fleet.

2025-07-07T14:51:18.918061-07:00

Retired USAF 4-Star Generals Urge Congress to Restore Funding for E-7 Wedgetail and F-35A Buys

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BAE Systems Halts UK Eurofighter Typhoon Production Amid Order Drought BAE Systems has suspended Eurofighter Typhoon assembly at its Warton plant, marking an end to UK production due to a drought of new orders. The halt threatens key aerospace skills and shifts focus to securing export deals with Gulf states and Turkey.

2025-07-07T05:31:27.011094-07:00

BAE Systems Halts UK Eurofighter Typhoon Production Amid Order Drought

Scramble

NATO Support and Procurement Agency Orders Two Additional Airbus A330 MRTT Tankers On 24 June 2025, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency ordered two additional Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft from Airbus. The move expands NATO’s strategic refuelling and airlift capabilities, with deliveries slated for 2028 and 2029.

2025-07-07T05:15:39.155956-07:00

NATO Support and Procurement Agency Orders Two Additional Airbus A330 MRTT Tankers

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Reconciliation Law Allocates $25 B for US Coast Guard Cutters, Aircraft and Polar Upgrades The reconciliation legislation approved by Congress and signed into law allocates $25 billion for the US Coast Guard in FY2026, the largest single acquisition funding in its history. It will support procurement of cutters, aircraft, helicopters, training simulators and enhanced Polar capabilities through 2029.

2025-07-06T22:03:29.117110-07:00

Reconciliation Law Allocates $25 B for US Coast Guard Cutters, Aircraft and Polar Upgrades

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First Canadian A330 Arrives at Getafe for MRTT Conversion On July 3, Airbus announced the first Canadian A330 reached its Getafe facility in Spain to begin conversion into a Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), advancing the Royal Canadian Air Force’s refueling and strategic airlift capabilities.

2025-07-06T04:59:06.265176-07:00

First Canadian A330 Arrives at Getafe for MRTT Conversion

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South Korea drops 36 AH-64E Apache buy after National Assembly slashes budget Seoul’s National Assembly has effectively cancelled the procurement of 36 additional AH-64E Apache attack helicopters by slashing the supplementary budget from 4.7 trillion won to just 300 million won. Remaining funds will be reallocated to other defense programs, reflecting a pivot towards unmanned systems and advanced technologies.

2025-07-05T22:47:23.175265-07:00

South Korea drops 36 AH-64E Apache buy after National Assembly slashes budget

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