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Starmer pledges €300 million to help Ukraine procure 16 Saab Gripen jets

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the government will provide €300 million (about $345 million) to help Ukraine equip with a squadron of 16 Swedish-made Saab Gripen fighter jets. The commitment is framed as one of Starmer’s final decisions before leaving office.

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2026-07-16T05:45:44.051100-07:00

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Aviation Today • Frank Wolfe

DIU And Air Force Collaborating On MQ-9A Follow-On

By Aviation Today: The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Air Force are collaborating on a project to replace the General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper which, depending on payload, can cost up to $50 million apiece.

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2026-07-16T07:14:56.212108-07:00

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Actions of Blue Angels pilot called into question over low pass at busy US beach

By AeroTime: A US Navy's Blue Angels aerobatic display team is under review after video footage emerged of a low altitude pass at a busy Florida beach.

CBS News

Navy's elite Blue Angels under investigation after video shows low flyover at Florida beach

CBS News

Video shows low Blue Angels flyover at event in Florida

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2026-07-16T04:15:47.808247-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Eric Vanek

Networked for the fight: Army aviation’s next advantage

By Breaking Defense: As operating environments grow more complex, Link 16 provides instantaneous, mission-wide connectivity to ensure no aircraft flies alone.

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2026-07-16T07:30:15.565872-07:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs Hydrogen

AINonline • Charlotte Bailey

ZeroAvia Pushes Hydrogen-electric Defense Focus With ZA200 System

By AINonline: 200kW power generation system central to revised short-term strategy.

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2026-07-16T02:29:32.720536-07:00

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AINonline • Charles Alcock

Geopolitics Drives Technology Shift to Defense at GKN Aerospace

By AINonline: European investment in sovereign capability targets new drones.

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2026-07-16T02:15:58.257228-07:00

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AINonline • Charles Alcock

Amentum Sharpens UK Focus on Shifting Defense Objectives

By AINonline: Engineering specialist supports UK sovereign capability and logistics.

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2026-07-16T02:15:58.475537-07:00

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Reuters • Gianluca Lo Nostro, Leo Marchandon

Airbus picks Iliad's Scaleway for AI, defence work in sovereignty push

By Reuters: Airbus said on Thursday it had signed a multi-year agreement with Iliad-owned Scaleway to provide cloud infrastructure for sensitive industrial and defence applications, ‌supporting the deployment of AI tools developed with French startup Mistral.