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Year‑end delivery data from Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and COMAC reveal supply‑chain strain and rising production pressure

Year‑end delivery figures from Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and COMAC expose persistent supplier constraints and execution gaps across OEMs. The data shows limited throughput, growing backlogs and parts bottlenecks — pressures that, according to manufacturers' signals, will keep production ramps constrained into next year.

2025-12-31T06:50:39.185974-08:00

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EAS Group to acquire Volga‑Dnepr in 1Q26 — implications for heavy airlift, sanctions and maintenance

2025-12-31T01:58:07.506916-08:00

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Russia committed to keeping Antonov An-24 fleet in service

2025-12-30T20:49:36.067998-08:00

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DoD OIG: Pentagon paid Lockheed $1.7B through July despite low F‑35 readiness; finds systemic sustainment oversight failures

2025-12-30T10:42:54.343713-08:00

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Year‑end delivery data from Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and COMAC reveal supply‑chain strain and rising production pressure Year‑end delivery figures from Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and COMAC expose persistent supplier constraints and execution gaps across OEMs. The data shows limited throughput, growing backlogs and parts bottlenecks — pressures that, according to manufacturers' signals, will keep production ramps constrained into next year.

2025-12-31T06:50:39.185974-08:00

Year‑end delivery data from Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and COMAC reveal supply‑chain strain and rising production pressure

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EAS Group to acquire Volga‑Dnepr in 1Q26 — implications for heavy airlift, sanctions and maintenance EAS Group will acquire Russia's Volga‑Dnepr in the first quarter of 2026, a deal that consolidates a major global heavy‑airlift operator under new ownership while surfacing immediate questions about sanctions compliance, supply‑chain resilience and maintenance support for a Russia‑based freighter fleet.

2025-12-31T01:58:07.506916-08:00

EAS Group to acquire Volga‑Dnepr in 1Q26 — implications for heavy airlift, sanctions and maintenance

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Russia committed to keeping Antonov An-24 fleet in service Russian authorities have committed to keeping the Antonov An-24 fleet in service, pledging to sustain operation and maintenance of the Soviet-era twin-turboprop. The announcement signals a decision to preserve a legacy transport type rather than accelerate retirement, and support continued airworthiness through targeted sustainment measures.

2025-12-30T20:49:36.067998-08:00

Russia committed to keeping Antonov An-24 fleet in service

Military Times

DoD OIG: Pentagon paid Lockheed $1.7B through July despite low F‑35 readiness; finds systemic sustainment oversight failures An Office of Inspector General audit found the Department of Defense paid Lockheed Martin $1.7 billion through July despite persistently low F‑35 readiness rates, and identified systemic oversight failures in sustainment that raise both readiness and program cost concerns. The report flags gaps in contract oversight and performance accountability.

2025-12-30T10:42:54.343713-08:00

DoD OIG: Pentagon paid Lockheed $1.7B through July despite low F‑35 readiness; finds systemic sustainment oversight failures

SpaceWatch Global

Washington elevates U.S. industrial and economic dominance in new security strategy In unusually blunt terms, Washington’s new security strategy elevates U.S. industrial and economic dominance to a core national‑security objective, signaling a concerted move to align trade, procurement and supply‑chain policy to restore American manufacturing muscle and reduce strategic dependencies abroad.

2025-12-30T01:25:09.895414-08:00

Washington elevates U.S. industrial and economic dominance in new security strategy

India Defense News

HAL to invest ₹18,000 crore in R&D over next decade to boost indigenous military and aerospace capabilities Hindustan Aeronautics Limited will invest ₹18,000 crore in research and development over the next decade to accelerate indigenous military and aerospace platforms and technologies. The funding is intended to deepen in‑house design, sustainment and production capabilities and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers.

2025-12-29T22:04:55.609197-08:00

HAL to invest ₹18,000 crore in R&D over next decade to boost indigenous military and aerospace capabilities

Yonhap News Agency

Poland signs ~$4B deal with Hanwha to produce Chunmoo CGR-080 rockets in Poland Poland's Armament Agency has signed a roughly $4 billion (5.6 trillion won / PLN 14 billion) contract with Hanwha Aerospace to produce Chunmoo CGR-080 guided rockets locally in Poland. Deliveries under the execution contract are scheduled to begin in 2030.

2025-12-29T17:30:43.819106-08:00

Poland signs ~$4B deal with Hanwha to produce Chunmoo CGR-080 rockets in Poland

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Supply‑chain constraints, GTF AOGs and Boeing certification rank among top five commercial aviation issues for 2026 Industry leaders identify five priority challenges for commercial aviation in 2026: persistent supply‑chain constraints, GTF engine AOGs, pressures around new‑model development, Boeing certification work, and the operational strain of meeting robust demand. These factors will determine production rates, aftermarket loads and delivery schedules next year.

2025-12-29T15:10:44.545261-08:00

Supply‑chain constraints, GTF AOGs and Boeing certification rank among top five commercial aviation issues for 2026

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Year‑end delivery data from Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and COMAC reveal supply‑chain strain and rising production pressure

EAS Group to acquire Volga‑Dnepr in 1Q26 — implications for heavy airlift, sanctions and maintenance

Russia committed to keeping Antonov An-24 fleet in service

DoD OIG: Pentagon paid Lockheed $1.7B through July despite low F‑35 readiness; finds systemic sustainment oversight failures

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