Supply Chain   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Embraer  
saab.com

Brazil unveils first domestically assembled Gripen E (F-39E) as Embraer–Saab industrialisation milestone

Embraer, Saab and the Brazilian Air Force unveiled the first Gripen E (F-39E) assembled in Brazil on March 25 at Embraer's Gavião Peixoto plant, the country's first domestically produced supersonic fighter and a major industrialisation milestone for the Embraer–Saab programme.

Also: Reuters, Air Data News, AeroTime, Aviation24, Aviacionline, edrmagazine.eu and defence-industry.eu
2026-03-25T08:41:20.748653-07:00
Honeywell   Supply Chain   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   BAE Systems  
Reuters

Pentagon reaches framework agreements with BAE, Lockheed and Honeywell to ramp munitions and systems production

By Reuters: The Pentagon said on Wednesday it had reached framework agreements with BAE Systems , Lockheed and Honeywell to boost production of defense systems munitions as part of a push to put the U.S.

Also: news.ssbcrack.com, Defense Daily and defence-industry.eu
2026-03-25T05:10:27.272370-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   ATC   Europe   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Foreign drone from Russia enters Latvian airspace and crashes in Krāslava district

By AeroTime: Latvia says a foreign drone entered its airspace from Russia and crashed in Krāslava district, with no civilian casualties or infrastructure damage.

Also: defence-blog.com, airlive.net, the-independent.com, prm.ua and eng.lsm.lv
2026-03-25T00:34:52.921901-07:00
Middle East   Helicopter   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Qatar Emiri Air Force helicopter crash kills seven personnel

By FlightGlobal: Qatar has not disclosed which aircraft type was involved in a fatal military helicopter accident that killed all seven people on board. “A Qatari helicopter suffered a technical malfunction while performing routine duty, which led to its crash in the country’s territorial waters,” Doha’s defense ministry stated on 22 March.

2026-03-25T04:35:22.286784-07:00