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Military Aircraft Procurement Orders Boeing Boeing 747

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Second Lufthansa 747-8I departs for U.S. Air Force to support VC-25B fleet

A second Boeing 747-8I sold by Lufthansa to the U.S. Air Force has departed Frankfurt for Pinal Airpark, Arizona. The aircraft will provide spare parts and support the future VC-25B Air Force One fleet, expanding the U.S. government’s access to 747-8 components.

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2026-09-28T05:20:48.802084-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Aerospace Industries Association

AIA-Bain study identifies investment bottlenecks despite rising private capital in defense

By Breaking Defense: “Defense does not face a shortage of capital. It faces barriers that make expanded investment, particularly in critical bottleneck areas, more difficult,” a new study by the Aerospace Industries Association and Bain & Company stated.

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2026-09-28T05:50:24.776489-07:00

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DefenseNews.com • Alistair Smout, Elizabeth Piper

UK’s Healey puts defense in focus for reindustrialization push

By DefenseNews.com: British government leaders are converging around the message that the defense sector will be key in energizing the nation's anemic growth.

Also: Aviation Week and news.ssbcrack.com

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2026-09-28T04:20:32.923019-07:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs North America Defense Industry & Major Contractors

Reuters • Jarrett Renshaw

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Jr.-backed Unusual Machines, US asset manager invest $10 million in Canada's Draganfly

By Reuters: Donald Trump Jr.-backed Unusual Machines and an unnamed US asset management company have invested $10 million in Canadian drone services firm Draganfly , as defense sector investments ‌gather pace amid persistent geopolitical tensions.

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2026-09-28T04:35:38.882128-07:00

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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Rafale, Eurofighter deepen AED Cluster ties in Portugal F-16 replacement race

By AeroTime: Dassault and Airbus have deepened ties with Portuguese industry as Rafale and Eurofighter position for the future replacement of Portugal’s F-16s.

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Portugal Considers Dassault Rafale as F-16 Replacement Candidate

defence-industry.eu

Dassault pitches Rafale to Portugal to replace F-16 fighters, pairing formal bid with industrial cooperation agreement signed in Lisbon

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2026-09-28T01:37:14.099592-07:00

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Wall Street Journal • Alistair MacDonald, Drew Fitzgerald

Defense Firms Are Rushing to Boost Missile Output. It’s Coming Too Late.

By Wall Street Journal: A Tucson, Ariz., factory run by defense giant RTX is working around the clock to increase production of Tomahawk and other missiles in short supply for U.S.

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2026-09-27T22:50:21.563762-07:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs Europe Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

Associated Press • Claudia Ciobanu, RAFAL NIEDZIELSKI

On Poland's border with Ukraine, residents brace for a possible Russian hybrid attack

By Associated Press: 1 of 5 | Firefighters and territorial defence officers stand close to the destroyed roof of a house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine, in Wyryki near Lublin, Poland, Sept.

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2026-09-27T23:35:31.661997-07:00

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CNBC • Mike Sheen

Police 'investigate Iran link' to suspected bomb plot at UK air base used by U.S.

By CNBC: U.K. counterterrorism police are understood to be investigating a potential link with Iran after an alleged bomb threat against an air base hosting U.S.

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2026-09-28T00:36:54.477015-07:00

Second Lufthansa 747-8I departs for U.S. Air Force to support VC-25B fleet

AIA-Bain study identifies investment bottlenecks despite rising private capital in defense

UK’s Healey puts defense in focus for reindustrialization push

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Jr.-backed Unusual Machines, US asset manager invest $10 million in Canada's Draganfly

Rafale, Eurofighter deepen AED Cluster ties in Portugal F-16 replacement race

Portugal Considers Dassault Rafale as F-16 Replacement Candidate

Dassault pitches Rafale to Portugal to replace F-16 fighters, pairing formal bid with industrial cooperation agreement signed in Lisbon

Defense Firms Are Rushing to Boost Missile Output. It’s Coming Too Late.

On Poland's border with Ukraine, residents brace for a possible Russian hybrid attack

Police 'investigate Iran link' to suspected bomb plot at UK air base used by U.S.

AIA-Bain study identifies investment bottlenecks despite rising private capital in defense

Second Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 flies to US Air Force for presidential fleet support

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Jr.-backed Unusual Machines, US asset manager invest $10 million in Canada's Draganfly

UK’s Healey puts defense in focus for reindustrialization push

Rafale, Eurofighter deepen AED Cluster ties in Portugal F-16 replacement race

Police 'investigate Iran link' to suspected bomb plot at UK air base used by U.S.

Trump says men arrested at UK air base used by US were looking to do 'big damage'

First Pilatus PC-21 trainers arrive in Canada

China Conducts Air-Sea Exercise Near Scarborough Shoal on Sunday

U.S. secures authority for Golden Dome missile defense in Greenland

Five Arrested in Suspected Terror Plot Near RAF Fairford, U.S.-Used Air Base in Britain

Canada advances negotiations for six Saab GlobalEye aircraft for Arctic and NORAD missions

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U.S. secures Greenland authority to expand Golden Dome missile-defense network

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