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US Clears $2.6B HH-60W Helicopter Sale to Norway

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of nine Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue helicopters to Norway, marking the HH-60W’s first export and supporting Oslo’s replacement of Bell 412s under a $2.6 billion deal.

2025-07-14T02:53:36.849764-07:00

The War Zone

Congress Bars Pentagon From Canceling E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C Buy

2025-07-11T13:59:09.657334-07:00

politico.eu

Germany Rules Out Expanding F-35 Fleet to 50 Jets, Ministry Says

2025-07-10T22:05:48.462995-07:00

Bloomberg

UK Audit Office Flags £71 Billion F-35 Programme Cost and Persistent Readiness Gaps

2025-07-11T05:02:06.809993-07:00

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FlightGlobal

US Clears $2.6B HH-60W Helicopter Sale to Norway The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of nine Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue helicopters to Norway, marking the HH-60W’s first export and supporting Oslo’s replacement of Bell 412s under a $2.6 billion deal.

2025-07-14T02:53:36.849764-07:00

US Clears $2.6B HH-60W Helicopter Sale to Norway

defence-industry.eu

Poland Conducts First AH-64D Apache Training Flights After U.S. Delivery Polish Armed Forces this week conducted their first training flight with the AH-64D Apache attack helicopter recently delivered by the United States, initiating pilot conversion and systems familiarization. The sortie marks the opening phase of integrating the U.S.-supplied rotorcraft into Poland’s frontline attack fleet.

2025-07-13T10:37:51.971810-07:00

Poland Conducts First AH-64D Apache Training Flights After U.S. Delivery

CTV News

Canada Weighs Loyal-Wingman Drones to Bolster Incoming F-35 Fleet Ottawa’s Department of National Defence is studying the acquisition of uncrewed combat aircraft to operate alongside its planned 88 Lockheed Martin F-35As. Unclassified analysis pegs the programme cost at up to CA$16 billion and hundreds of support personnel.

2025-07-12T04:13:26.038375-07:00

Canada Weighs Loyal-Wingman Drones to Bolster Incoming F-35 Fleet

The War Zone

Congress Bars Pentagon From Canceling E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C Buy Congress has approved language in the National Defense Authorization Act to prohibit the Pentagon from cancelling its planned purchase of 26 Boeing E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft. The decision overrides Defense Department efforts to reallocate funding for extra Navy E-2D Hawkeyes and emerging satellite sensor capabilities.

2025-07-11T13:59:09.657334-07:00

Congress Bars Pentagon From Canceling E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C Buy

Bloomberg

UK Audit Office Flags £71 Billion F-35 Programme Cost and Persistent Readiness Gaps The UK’s National Audit Office warns that the through-life cost of its F-35 Lightning II fleet for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy could exceed £70 billion, highlighting chronic availability shortfalls, technical delays—including a jet stuck in India—and carrier compatibility failures more than a decade into service.

2025-07-11T05:02:06.809993-07:00

UK Audit Office Flags £71 Billion F-35 Programme Cost and Persistent Readiness Gaps

politico.eu

Germany Rules Out Expanding F-35 Fleet to 50 Jets, Ministry Says Germany’s defence ministry said it has no plans to order additional F-35A jets, refuting a Politico report that the country intended to expand its fleet to 50 aircraft by purchasing 15 more. The statement highlights the government’s firm commitment to its current procurement schedule for the stealth fighters.

2025-07-10T22:05:48.462995-07:00

Germany Rules Out Expanding F-35 Fleet to 50 Jets, Ministry Says

Defense Scoop

Pentagon’s FY2026 Budget Backs USAF F-47 Development, Sidelines Navy Sixth-Gen Fighter The Trump administration’s FY2026 defense request directs major funding increases toward the Air Force’s next-generation F-47 stealth fighter, while effectively stalling the Navy’s planned sixth-generation carrier-based aircraft program. The reprioritization reflects an interservice budget competition that defers the Navy’s tactical aviation demonstrator to prioritize land-based air superiority capabilities.

2025-07-10T14:37:25.373387-07:00

Pentagon’s FY2026 Budget Backs USAF F-47 Development, Sidelines Navy Sixth-Gen Fighter

The Aviationist

Poland, Indonesia Embark on KAI’s KF-21 Boramae Evaluation Flights Polish Air Force Chief Maj. Gen. Nowak and Indonesia’s first KF-21 test pilot Col. Rigonald completed backseat evaluation flights at Korea Aerospace Industries’ facilities. The visits mark the latest leg of KAI’s international marketing push for its 4.5-generation Boramae fighter amid export talks with Warsaw and Jakarta.

2025-07-10T14:24:31.734271-07:00

Poland, Indonesia Embark on KAI’s KF-21 Boramae Evaluation Flights

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