Reuters
Reuters reports: Italy's aerospace and defence group Leonardo reported on Wednesday double-digit growth for orders, revenues and core profit in the first nine months of the year compared to 2024.
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AeroTime
• Luke Peters
By AeroTime: The Blue Angels’ iconic C-130 ‘Fat Albert’ is to head to the UK for some winter heavy maintenance.
Breaking Defense
• Mike Yeo
By Breaking Defense: “It’s a critical time right now that Australian industry has actually got a hand up to say hey, we’re here to help," a Lockheed executive said.
Reuters
By Reuters: Russia's drone incursions and airspace violation of European NATO countries has increased since September.
International Airport Review
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: An official recommendation that B-21s fly with just one pilot alongside a weapon systems officer raises questions about mitigating risks.
Reuters
• Mike Stone
By Reuters: The Trump administration is considering a Saudi Arabian request to buy as many as 48 F-35 fighter jets, a potential multi-billion-dollar deal that has cleared a key Pentagon hurdle ahead of a visit by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, two sources familiar with the matter said.
Bloomberg
• Anthony Capaccio
By Bloomberg: The US military is close to fielding two new weapons designed to temporally jam Chinese and Russian intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance satellites, giving the Pentagon three counter-space capabilities, according to new Space Force data.
DefenseNews.com
• Rudy Ruitenberg
By DefenseNews.com: The bilateral cooperation is the first step towards joint production of the AIM-120 with a European NATO partner, according to the Dutch government.
