Unmanned Airspace
• Kylie Bielby
Unmanned Airspace reports: Rheinmetall has successfully demonstrated its capabilities in counter measures against small unmanned aerial systems (c-sUAS) at the Ground-based Air Defence (GBAD) Demo Days at the firing range in Lohtaja, Finland.
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FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Lockheed Martin is confident that its C-130J is best placed to meet the Indian air force's Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) requirement, with the US company highlighting its existing relationship with the nation's defence industrial base.
Reuters
By Reuters: The head of Dassault Aviation raised doubts on Tuesday over the future of a troubled Franco-German-Spanish fighter programme, saying it partly depended on whether Germany was willing to rethink its reliance on U.S.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Rolls-Royce has begun ground testing AE 1107F engines for the US Army’s FLRAA MV-75 tiltrotor program, according to an Axiom report.
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Greg Hadley
By Air & Space Forces Mag: Congress will require the Air Force to have 1,145 primary mission aircraft fighters, rejecting a change to how the service counts jets.
By investors.lockheedmartin.com: F-16 platform strengthens national defense, deepens NATO and allied air integration GREENVILLE, S.C. , Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed production of all F‑16 Block 70 aircraft for Bulgaria and Slovakia's initial fleets, equipping both air forces with advanced.
Federal News Network
• Josh Funk
By Federal News Network: Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he hoped to hold a vote to add the legislation Cruz and Cantwell introduced to a government funding package this week.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has awarded BAE Systems Inc an $11 million contract to provide updated identification friend or foe (IFF) equipment for integration with its in-development KF-21 fighter.
