Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Workforce & Skills Development  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Cabinet split over New Medium Helicopter award risks Leonardo's Yeovil factory and 3,000 jobs

A Cabinet split over the UK’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) award has placed Leonardo’s Yeovil helicopter factory and about 3,000 jobs at risk as procurement deadlines approach, reviving political tensions reminiscent of the 1986 Westland affair and exposing strain in defence industrial policy.

2026-02-01T04:13:49.241719-08:00
Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
aviationnews.eu • Rob Vogelaar

Belgium Orders Five Cessna 408 SkyCourier Aircraft for Special Forces Operations

By aviationnews.eu: Aviation News – Belgium has ordered five Cessna 408 SkyCourier aircraft to support its special operations forces, opting for rugged twin-engine transports that can operate from short and unprepare….

Also: Air Data News
2026-01-31T10:10:04.511279-08:00
Satellite   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
Reuters

Musk: SpaceX measures to block Russia’s unauthorized use of Starlink appear to have worked

By Reuters: Elon Musk said on Sunday that moves by his SpaceX company to stop the 'unauthorized' use by Russia of its internet system Starlink seemed to have worked, while Kyiv's defence chief said officials were working on ways to prevent any future use by Moscow.

Also: defence-blog.com and militarnyi.com
2026-02-01T01:09:17.484955-08:00
Event   F-16   Helicopter   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

RSAF to showcase Apache–F‑16C combined aerial display at Singapore Airshow

By FlightGlobal: The Republic of Singapore Air Force will demonstrate a technically demanding 17-manoeuvre aerial display pairing a Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopter with a Lockheed Martin F-16C fighter jet at this year's Singapore air show.

2026-02-01T02:08:38.247073-08:00
Saudi Arabia   Israel   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Deals   Defense Policy   Boeing  
Breaking Defense • Aaron Mehta

US clears $6.7B in new weapon sales to Israel, $9B in Patriot missiles for Saudi Arabia

By Breaking Defense: The Trump administration has approved a potential sale of 30 AH-64E Apache helicopters and over 3,000 JLTV ground vehicles to Israel.

Also: Washington Post, Aviation Week, bostonherald.com, news.ssbcrack.com, defence-industry.eu, Military.com, defensemirror.com, lemonde.fr, Bloomberg Law, spacewar.com, The Independent and 5 more
2026-01-30T16:33:40.108321-08:00