North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Embraer  
Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman and Embraer to add refuelling boom and autonomous tanker capability to KC-390 for U.S. and export markets

Embraer and Northrop Grumman are jointly developing an optional in‑flight refuelling boom and autonomous refuelling capability for the KC‑390 Millennium, positioning the tactical transport as a multi‑mission tanker for U.S. and allied air forces — including F‑35A operators — and for dispersed operations.

Also: Air & Space Forces Mag, Air Data News, FlightGlobal, news.defcros.com, defence-industry.eu and Defense Daily
2026-02-19T14:25:20.485645-08:00
Aircraft Carrier   Middle East   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy   Airlines  
politico.eu • Milena Wälde

US deploys two carrier strike groups to Middle East as Poland urges citizens to leave Iran amid rising tensions

By politico.eu: Washington has deployed 2 aircraft carrier strike groups to the Middle East, positioning forces that could be used in potential strikes on Iran.

Also: AirForceTimes, Bloomberg, al-monitor.com, Army Times, CBS News, airlive.net, orlandosentinel.com, news.ssbcrack.com, Times of India, Navy Times, CTV News, Economic Times and 4 more
2026-02-19T06:11:12.857821-08:00
Satellite   North America   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization  
Via Satellite • Ben Ackman

MDA Space launches 49North to target defence C4ISR, sensing and autonomous systems

By Via Satellite: Canadian satellite manufacturer MDA Space launched 49North on Thursday, a new subsidiary exclusively for defense services. The new company will provide command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconaissance (C4ISR) integration, sensing and radar technologies, autonomous systems, and secure digital mission systems.

Also: SpaceQ
2026-02-19T12:53:27.960362-08:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
DefenseNews.com • Michael Peck

Navy Seeks Next‑Gen Anti‑Radar Missile Compatible with F/A-18E/F, EA-18G and F-35

By DefenseNews.com: The Navy is seeking a next-gen missile, compatible with F/A-18E/F, EA-18G and F-35 aircraft, for knocking out modern radar systems.

Also: news.defcros.com and Military Times
2026-02-19T07:37:34.371793-08:00
MRO   Supply Chain   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Embraer  
Aviation Week • Robert Wall

Embraer Ramps Up C-390 India Push With Mahindra MRO Partnership

By Aviation Week: Embraer says it would establish a C-390 MRO facility in India with local partner Mahindra Group if the government there buys the airlifter.

Also: travelandtourworld.com, aerospaceglobalnews.com, mrobusinesstoday.com, Economic Times and 4 more
2026-02-19T03:01:00.634006-08:00
MRO   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Boeing  
Aviation Today • Frank Wolfe

USAF: Commercial-Tech Upgrades to Pratt & Whitney F117 Eliminate Need to Re‑engine C-17 Fleet

By Aviation Today: The use of commercial technologies for upgrades to Pratt & Whitney‘s [RTX] F117 engine for the U.S. Air Force C-17 airlifter by Boeing obviates the need for a re-engining of the 222 […].

2026-02-19T06:09:44.452692-08:00