Supply Chain   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus  
FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

IAF’s first Tata-assembled Airbus C-295 set for flight tests as India scales private defence aircraft manufacturing

India has completed the first domestically assembled Airbus C-295 at the Tata-Airbus facility in Vadodara, moving the aircraft toward maiden sortie/flight trials. The programme—tied to Make in India and shifting beyond HAL’s historical role—signals India’s first privately built military transport aircraft reaching the next phase ahead of delivery.

Also: Economic Times and aviationindia.net
2026-05-18T01:54:15.829281-07:00
Event   North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
Task & Purpose • Nicholas Slayton

Aircrews safely eject after two Navy jets collide during air show

By Task & Purpose: Video from the event at Mountain Home Air Force Base shows four parachutes in the sky after two EA18-G Growlers had a mid-air collision.

Also: Reuters, Aviation24, The Aviationist, USNI News, Apple News, Air Data News, The War Zone, FlightGlobal, Politico, New York Times, NBC News, Aviation Safety Network and 32 more
2026-05-17T12:51:13.509349-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Middle East   Europe   Airports   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Aviation Week • Tony Osborne

UK Eurofighter Anti-Drone Guided Rocket Capability Pushed To Front-Line Service

By Aviation Week: UK Eurofighters deploy APKWS rockets in the Middle East to counter one-way attack drones, marking a rapid integration of guided rocket technology.

Also: asdnews.com, The Aviationist, Janes and 4 more
2026-05-16T16:10:48.963293-07:00
Aircraft Carrier   North America   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Associated Press • Associated Press

USS Gerald R. Ford Returns to Norfolk After 11-Month Deployment

By Associated Press: The USS Gerald R. Ford has returned home to Virginia. The world's largest aircraft carrier is back in port at Naval Station Norfolk after an 11-month deployment.

Also: Economic Times, Fortune, CNN, The Independent and 3 more
2026-05-16T07:54:56.501768-07:00
Supply Chain   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Policy & Regulation   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Defense Deals   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

UK F-35s to gain SDB-II weapons, as MoD details corrosion challenge after maritime deployment

By FlightGlobal: Precision-guided bomb order remains subject to final approval. The UK’s Lockheed Martin F-35B combat aircraft will be equipped with Boeing Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB-II) weapons as an interim step, due to ongoing delays with integrating a European-produced alternative.

Also: Janes, Aviation Week, UK Defence Journal and 4 more
2026-05-15T04:12:16.071143-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Helicopter   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Nyx picks: UK MoD selects four contenders for Apache ‘loyal wingman’ project

By FlightGlobal: Anduril, BAE Systems, Tekever and Thales will share £10 million for work on autonomous aircraft platforms.

Also: Breaking Defense, Aviation Week, Urban Air Mobility News, UK Defence Journal, defence-blog.com, asdnews.com, aero-defence.tech and defence-industry.eu
2026-05-15T04:38:12.321145-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
The War Zone • Joseph Trevithick

Secretive AIM-260 Air-To-Air Missile Finally Breaks Cover

By The War Zone: The AIM-260 has been in development for years as a much-needed longer-range successor to the venerable AIM-120 AMRAAM. Add TWZ (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.

Also: The Aviationist, Aviation Week and Times of India
2026-05-15T11:01:11.571863-07:00
Hypersonic   Supply Chain   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
DefenseNews.com • Cristina Stassis

US Army to receive thousands of Barracuda-500M cruise missiles in Anduril deal

By DefenseNews.com: The Pentagon’s Low-Cost Containerized Missiles program aims to obtain over 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles over a three-year span.

Also: Army Times, Military Times and defensemirror.com
2026-05-15T12:38:49.643415-07:00