AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) is reported to have awarded a contract to replace the alliance’s aging Boeing E-3A Sentry AWACS fleet to Sweden’s Saab and Canada’s Bombardier, announced April 21, 2026. The move ends a prior assumption that Boeing would build the next AWACS platform.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Polish move builds on earlier efforts to boost the supply of critical parts. Pratt & Whitney (P&W) will grow its Polish production facility for work on both civilian and military engines.
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The Economist
• The Economist
By The Economist: International | Shooting to prominence Anduril, Palantir and SpaceX are changing how America wages war The Trump administration is cosying up to a clique of “neo-primes” Share Photograph: Reuters Apr 20th 2026 | LOS ANGELES | 7 min read T HE IRAN war may end up teaching America many lessons.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The missile deals will help bolster European defences. The US government has cleared the Netherlands to obtain Lockheed Martin AGM-114R2 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles, and Lithuania Raytheon AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles.
DefenseNews.com
• Lara Seligman
By DefenseNews.com: Although the Joint Program Office maintains the F-35 program remains on track, the Pentagon’s top weapons tester recently raised concerns that the fifth-generation fighter jet’s software development could fall behind.
Associated Press
• FRANKLIN BRICEÑO
By Associated Press: Peru's defense and foreign ministers have resigned after the country's president stalled a $3.5 billion deal for U.S. F-16 fighter jets.
DefenseNews.com
• Jaroslaw Adamowski
By DefenseNews.com: The Bulgarian Air Force is aiming to replace its aging fleet of Soviet-designed fighter jets.
DefenseNews.com
By DefenseNews.com: The significant investment planned by Denmark to replace the Danish Air Force’s ageing F-16s is raising concerns both domestically and within NATO that the capital-heavy program may place a major drain on the military’s future core budgets.
DefenseNews.com
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