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F-16 SAAB Europe Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Defense Policy

AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Sweden to deploy Gripen fighters near Finland’s Russian border at Helsinki’s request, SVT reports

Sweden plans to send Gripen fighters to patrol areas near Finland’s border with Russia after Helsinki requested military support, Swedish broadcaster SVT reports. The deployment would expand Nordic air-policing cooperation amid heightened security concerns along Finland’s frontier.

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2026-08-28T02:50:07.102452-07:00

F-16 Military Aircraft Procurement Defense Industry & Major Contractors Defense Deals

FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Lockheed outlines industrial package for Peru F-16 buy

By FlightGlobal: F-16 Block 70 acquisition will help support nation’s aerospace sector.

aviationnews.eu

Lockheed Martin Outlines $1.8 Billion Industrial Package for Peru’s F-16 Block 70 Program

Rio Times

Peru F-16 Deal: Lockheed Martin Unveils US$1.8 Billion Industrial Package

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2026-08-28T01:50:07.244663-07:00

Europe Defense Budgets & Spending Defense Policy

Bloomberg • Julian Harris, Lucy White

UK Chancellor Declines to Commit to Previously Endorsed Defense Spending Target

By Bloomberg: Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey insisted fiscal discipline is “the bedrock” of the UK’s Labour government and declined to commit to a spending target for the defense sector that he previously endorsed.

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2026-08-28T00:51:02.825323-07:00

Europe Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons Defense Industry & Major Contractors Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

MBDA claims Akeron missiles seized from French van in Italy were inert

By AeroTime: MBDA says three Akeron missiles seized from a French-registered van in Bari were inert test units, despite an Italian army classification as weapons of war.

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2026-08-28T01:05:01.635180-07:00

Europe Military Aircraft Procurement Orders Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Defense Budgets & Spending Airbus

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Poland weighs A400M acquisition as separate airlift competition continues

By Air Data News: Poland is considering the acquisition of Airbus A400M heavy transport aircraft through European financing, a potential deal separate from the country’s competition for a new medium transport aircraft.

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2026-08-27T23:05:21.138712-07:00

Satellite Space Force Commercial Space Space Defense & Militarization

SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

GAO details Space Force’s growing purchases of commercial space data

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force spent nearly $124 million through its commercial data marketplace over less than three years, according to a new government audit of the military’s growing use of privately collected space data and analytics.

Also: Defense One

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2026-08-27T12:36:16.979251-07:00

Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons Defense Policy

SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Golden Dome experiments with new technology, acquisition models

By SpaceNews.com: BETHESDA, Md. — The Pentagon is testing technologies outside established military programs in Golden Dome live-fire exercises, evaluating new software and sensor-to-shooter connections for the planned U.S.

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2026-08-27T09:40:40.507162-07:00

Europe Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons Defense Policy

The War Zone • Thomas Newdick

What Europe Needs Next In Beyond-Visual-Range Air-To-Air Missiles

By The War Zone: Meteor set the benchmark for Europe’s beyond-visual-range air combat, but the game is changing fast. Meteor set the benchmark for Europe’s beyond-visual-range air combat, but the game is changing fast.

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2026-08-27T11:13:38.416993-07:00

Sweden to deploy Gripen fighters near Finland’s Russian border at Helsinki’s request, SVT reports

Lockheed outlines industrial package for Peru F-16 buy

Lockheed Martin Outlines $1.8 Billion Industrial Package for Peru’s F-16 Block 70 Program

Peru F-16 Deal: Lockheed Martin Unveils US$1.8 Billion Industrial Package

UK Chancellor Declines to Commit to Previously Endorsed Defense Spending Target

MBDA claims Akeron missiles seized from French van in Italy were inert

Poland weighs A400M acquisition as separate airlift competition continues

GAO details Space Force’s growing purchases of commercial space data

Golden Dome experiments with new technology, acquisition models

What Europe Needs Next In Beyond-Visual-Range Air-To-Air Missiles

Sweden to send Gripen fighters to patrol Finland’s border with Russia, SVT reports

Lockheed outlines industrial package for Peru F-16 buy

MBDA claims Akeron missiles seized from French van in Italy were inert

UK Chancellor Declines to Commit to Previously Endorsed Defense Spending Target

Poland weighs A400M acquisition as separate airlift competition continues

Lite Coms Adds SES MEO Compatibility, Comtech WGS-Certified Modem to Lite Sat 1.3A Terminal

Lite Coms Adds SES MEO Compatibility, Comtech WGS-Certified Modem to Lite Sat 1.3A Terminal

Boeing rolls out second RAF Wedgetail in full livery

iMEDCAP completes autonomous medical evacuation demonstration supported by NATO’s Vigorous Warrior 2026 Exercise

Army Widens Stinger Surface-To-Air Missile Replacement Search

US Air Force C-17 lands in Moscow carrying CIA Director John Ratcliffe for undisclosed talks

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Navy begins F/A-18 Super Hornet testing of low-cost Blackbeard hypersonic missile

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