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Starmer to finalise sale of 40 Eurofighter Typhoons to Turkey during Ankara visit

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to Ankara to finalise a multibillion‑pound agreement to sell 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey and meet President Tayyip Erdogan. Two Eurofighters were reportedly sent to Ankara ahead of the visit as a symbolic gesture toward the deal.

2025-10-27T02:30:21.770739-07:00

Reuters

IAM rejects Boeing offer as St. Louis strike enters third month despite higher pay proposal

2025-10-26T10:01:45.255831-07:00

Reuters

Embraer backlog hits record US$31.3 billion as commercial orders drive 38% growth

2025-10-21T04:43:59.199620-07:00

FlightGlobal

Textron Q3 2025: commercial turboprops jump 56%, aviation profit surges as bizjet handovers total 42

2025-10-23T05:19:16.290600-07:00

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Starmer to finalise sale of 40 Eurofighter Typhoons to Turkey during Ankara visit British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to Ankara to finalise a multibillion‑pound agreement to sell 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey and meet President Tayyip Erdogan. Two Eurofighters were reportedly sent to Ankara ahead of the visit as a symbolic gesture toward the deal.

2025-10-27T02:30:21.770739-07:00

Starmer to finalise sale of 40 Eurofighter Typhoons to Turkey during Ankara visit

FlightGlobal

South Korea reviews planned purchase of 36 AH-64E Apaches; CH-47F sole bidder for special-ops helicopter Seoul is reviewing its planned acquisition of 36 Boeing AH‑64E Apache attack helicopters, pausing the procurement while officials reassess requirements. Separately, Boeing’s CH‑47F Chinook has emerged as the sole bidder in a separate competition for a special-operations helicopter requirement.

2025-10-26T23:51:33.235198-07:00

South Korea reviews planned purchase of 36 AH-64E Apaches; CH-47F sole bidder for special-ops helicopter

Air Data News

Denmark to end training of Ukrainian F-16 pilots by late 2026 Denmark will complete its programme to train Ukrainian F‑16 pilots by the end of 2026, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said at a press conference. The announcement fixes a Copenhagen timeline for Danish-run instruction that has supported Kyiv’s integration and operational use of Western-supplied F‑16 fighters.

2025-10-26T12:07:43.933450-07:00

Denmark to end training of Ukrainian F-16 pilots by late 2026

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IAM rejects Boeing offer as St. Louis strike enters third month despite higher pay proposal The IAM said members voted to reject Boeing’s latest five-year contract offer, saying it failed to address core workforce priorities. The proposal raised average general wage increases from 40% to 45% and included a $4,000 signing bonus; the strike now enters a third month, threatening production and deliveries.

2025-10-26T10:01:45.255831-07:00

IAM rejects Boeing offer as St. Louis strike enters third month despite higher pay proposal

AeroTime

France pledges more Mirage 2000‑F5 jets and Aster missiles for Ukraine President Emmanuel Macron pledged additional Mirage 2000‑F5 fighters and Aster surface‑to‑air missiles for Ukraine, expanding Kyiv's short‑to‑medium‑range air‑defence and combat fighter inventory. The move reinforces France's direct military support as European partners step up capability transfers.

2025-10-26T02:13:30.890429-07:00

France pledges more Mirage 2000‑F5 jets and Aster missiles for Ukraine

FlightGlobal

Saab names Denmark, Germany and NATO as GlobalEye sales prospects as French deal nears finalisation Saab says interest in its GlobalEye airborne surveillance platform is growing across Europe as it awaits finalisation of a sale to the French air force; Denmark, Germany and NATO are cited as active prospects, underscoring demand for advanced airborne ISR and C2 assets.

2025-10-24T04:53:17.510785-07:00

Saab names Denmark, Germany and NATO as GlobalEye sales prospects as French deal nears finalisation

Reuters

Castelion wins Army and Navy contracts to integrate Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon onto operational launchers Castelion has won its first U.S. Army and Navy platform-integration contracts to fit the Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon onto operational launchers, advancing the system toward tests and potential deployment. The Army’s FY2026 budget says Blackbeard GL is intended for CAML but compatible with HIMARS as an interim launcher.

2025-10-24T03:40:21.137768-07:00

Castelion wins Army and Navy contracts to integrate Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon onto operational launchers

FlightGlobal

KAI pushes KF-21 export bid as Boramae nears service entry Korea Aerospace Industries is pressing to secure the first international sale of its KF-21 Boramae as the jet approaches service entry, while advancing a single-seat FA-50 variant and studying an ambitious tactical-transport concept to broaden its export offering.

2025-10-23T22:52:26.139280-07:00

KAI pushes KF-21 export bid as Boramae nears service entry

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