Event   Farnborough Airshow   Orders   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airbus   Boeing  
Reuters • Dan Catchpole, Joanna Plucinska

Farnborough Airshow 2026 signals record growth as Airbus and Boeing target new orders amid delivery-capacity limits

Farnborough International Airshow 2026 is set for record momentum, with 1,636 exhibitors—up 15% versus 2024—and more than one-fifth of companies attending for the first time. Both Airbus and Boeing are positioning for a fresh order intake, including in defense, but delivery capacity constraints could cap near-term commercial upside.

Seattle Times • LAUREN ROSENBLATT

An ascendant Boeing could best rival Airbus

2026-07-19T21:09:59.142936-07:00
Event   Supply Chain   Leadership   Farnborough Airshow   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Boeing  
Breaking Defense • Valerie Insinna

Boeing expects additional cost hit on Air Force One to make 2028 delivery: Defense CEO

By Breaking Defense: “I do expect to see some cost growth there as we come through [final assembly] and we finish off the wiring and the structures, as well as finishing off with certification,” Steve Parker told reporters ahead of Farnborough Airshow this week.

Also: Air Data News and Reuters
2026-07-19T10:07:30.135508-07:00
Event   eVTOL   AI   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   IATA   Europe   Farnborough Airshow   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy   Boeing   Embraer  
Reuters • Cassell Bryan-Low, Joanna Plucinska, Tim Hepher

Wars shift focus from jets to weapons at giant Farnborough Airshow

By Reuters: Spiralling security risks are expected to push defence ​to the forefront of Britain's Farnborough Airshow, as aerospace and arms makers struggle to keep pace with demand for weapons while cementing a fragile recovery in ‌civil jet and engine production.

Also: DefenseNews.com, aviationnews.eu, Royal Aeronautical Society, Aviation Week, zagdaily.com, Breaking Defense, Aerospace America, Simple Flying, DVIDS / U.S. DoD, Aviation Business News, Aeronews and 17 more
2026-07-16T23:44:00.863030-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Deals   Defense Policy  
Wall Street Journal • Jared Malsin, Robbie Gramer, Summer Said

Turkey Aims to Offload Russian Air-Defense System as It Seeks to Buy U.S. F-35s

By Wall Street Journal: ISTANBUL—Turkey is in talks to transfer a sophisticated Russian air-defense system to the United Arab Emirates in hopes of clearing American objections to its purchase of advanced F-35 warplanes, U.S.

2026-07-18T16:30:28.387956-07:00
Hypersonic   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
The War Zone • Joseph Trevithick

USS Zumwalt Set To Return To Fleet After Long Anticipated Hypersonic Missile Upgrade

By The War Zone: Issues tied to Zumwalt's hugely powerful hybrid-electric power plant and other factors have set back its return to the fleet.

Also: Defense Scoop and 4 more
2026-07-17T12:57:47.112080-07:00