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Washington Post • Catherine Belton

Leaked documents: Russia sold parachutes, assault vehicles and airborne tech to China in ~$210m package, RUSI warns

Leaked Russian documents analysed by a UK defence forum say Moscow has sold China parachutes, assault vehicles and airborne-capable equipment — part of a roughly $210m package — and provided training and technical know‑how that could materially enhance PLA airborne options for a swift seizure of Taiwan.

2025-09-26T04:08:58.713893-07:00

Reuters

India signs INR623.7bn ($7–7.5bn) deal with HAL for 97 Tejas Mk1A fighters; deliveries 2027–28

2025-09-25T02:44:31.070921-07:00

Airbus

Royal Thai Air Force orders A330-800-based Airbus A330 MRTT+ and becomes launch customer

2025-09-25T07:52:20.930613-07:00

ch-aviation

Türkiye in talks to buy hundreds of Boeing airliners and Lockheed jets, seeks $10bn+ in local work

2025-09-24T19:34:26.225569-07:00

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FlightGlobal

US Coast Guard advances $3B aviation modernisation with $28M engine and radar awards The US Coast Guard has awarded more than $28 million in turboshaft engine and multi‑mode radar contracts as part of a $3 billion aviation modernisation programme that expands its fixed‑wing fleet and consolidates rotary‑wing operations to a single helicopter type while retiring MH‑65s.

2025-09-26T11:02:17.315986-07:00

US Coast Guard advances $3B aviation modernisation with $28M engine and radar awards

Washington Post

Leaked documents: Russia sold parachutes, assault vehicles and airborne tech to China in ~$210m package, RUSI warns Leaked Russian documents analysed by a UK defence forum say Moscow has sold China parachutes, assault vehicles and airborne-capable equipment — part of a roughly $210m package — and provided training and technical know‑how that could materially enhance PLA airborne options for a swift seizure of Taiwan.

2025-09-26T04:08:58.713893-07:00

Leaked documents: Russia sold parachutes, assault vehicles and airborne tech to China in ~$210m package, RUSI warns

mrobusinesstoday.com

Kuwait extends Leonardo Eurofighter support contract through December 2029 The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defence has exercised an option to extend in‑service support for its Eurofighter Typhoon fleet, contracting Leonardo Aviation Services to provide integrated logistics support and training through December 2029. Leonardo remains prime contractor on Kuwait’s Eurofighter programme under the extension.

2025-09-25T22:53:26.073513-07:00

Kuwait extends Leonardo Eurofighter support contract through December 2029

The War Zone

USAF Eyes Business‑Jet–Derived Tankers Despite Limited Fuel Offload Capacity The U.S. Air Force is evaluating business‑jet–derived tanker conversions as a lower‑cost, flexible way to expand aerial refuelling capacity. These platforms offer endurance, electrical power and modular mission fit, but their inherently small per‑sortie fuel offload significantly limits effectiveness for high‑demand refuelling operations.

2025-09-25T17:10:30.148621-07:00

USAF Eyes Business‑Jet–Derived Tankers Despite Limited Fuel Offload Capacity

Aviation Week

B-21 Flight-Test Tempo Rises as USAF and Northrop Plan Production Ramp The USAF's second B-21 flight-test aircraft has completed a second flight since its delivery sortie. That repeat sortie comes as the Air Force and Northrop ramp up flight-testing and coordinate a planned production increase to move the programme from test toward production.

2025-09-25T14:51:48.449806-07:00

B-21 Flight-Test Tempo Rises as USAF and Northrop Plan Production Ramp

Aviation Week

USAF to award two CCA contracts as it seeks small‑ and medium‑thrust engines for Increment 2 The U.S. Air Force will award two contracts to CCA Inc. while Collaborative Combat Aircraft requirements remain unsettled. The service has also solicited industry proposals for both small‑ and medium‑thrust engines intended to power CCA Increment 2 and other unmanned systems.

2025-09-25T13:58:28.533825-07:00

USAF to award two CCA contracts as it seeks small‑ and medium‑thrust engines for Increment 2

Reuters

US clears potential $1.23bn sale of up to 400 AIM-120D-3 AMRAAMs to Germany for F-35A fleet The State Department approved a potential $1.23 billion sale of up to 400 AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM missiles to Germany for integration with its incoming F-35A fleet, a clearance that pushes RTX's AIM-120 export authorizations past 4,000 this year as Europe boosts beyond-visual-range air-to-air capability.

2025-09-25T12:44:44.240929-07:00

US clears potential $1.23bn sale of up to 400 AIM-120D-3 AMRAAMs to Germany for F-35A fleet

The War Zone

USAF adopts APKWS II rockets as primary air-to-air anti-drone weapon in Middle East The U.S. Air Force has selected the APKWS II 2.75‑inch laser‑guided rocket as its primary air‑to‑air counter‑drone munition for jet fighters operating in the Middle East. Its small size and low unit cost make APKWS the preferred scalable option against proliferating low‑cost UAS threats.

2025-09-25T11:10:32.869954-07:00

USAF adopts APKWS II rockets as primary air-to-air anti-drone weapon in Middle East

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