Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Su-57 observed in high-payload configuration with external missiles, trading stealth for ordnance capacity

Reporting indicates the Su-57 can be seen carrying external missiles in a high-payload configuration. The use of external stores increases the aircraft’s radar signature and erodes one of the Su-57’s key stealth advantages, highlighting a payload-vs.-signature trade in operational loadouts.

2026-07-05T07:51:06.282927-07:00
Event   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Policy   United Airlines  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

RAF flies P-8A Poseidon to the North Pole for the first time

By Air Data News: Maritime patrol aircraft completed the mission during a tactical training exercise in Norway that also involved NATO Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed its first P-8A Poseidon mission to the North Pole , taking the maritime patrol aircraft farther north than ever before during Exercise Midnight Warrior.

2026-07-04T03:15:57.880411-07:00
Helicopter   Sikorsky   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Airbus   Airbus A330  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Canada's first CC-330 Husky MRTT completes maiden flight

By Air Data News: Aircraft enters flight testing before planned introduction into Royal Canadian Air Force service in 2027 first Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) built for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has completed its maiden flight in Spain, moving Canada's next-generation tanker program into the flight-test phase.

2026-07-02T23:17:00.796313-07:00
M&A   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Reuters

Lockheed Martin leads race for Advent's Ultra Maritime in $3.5 billion deal, FT reports

By Reuters: Lockheed Martin is leading the race to acquire Ultra ​Maritime, owned by private-equity firm Advent International, ‌in a deal that could value the naval defence business at about $3.5 billion, the Financial Times reported ​on Thursday, citing people familiar with ​the matter.

Also: Seeking Alpha and newsable.asianetnews.com
2026-07-02T14:59:26.081672-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Royal Navy advances hybrid operational concept work with Nyan one-way effector test launch

By FlightGlobal: UK-produced attack drone launched from surface vessel for the first time. The UK Royal Navy (RN) has conducted test launches of the Callen-Lenz Nyan one-way effector (OWE) from an experimental vessel for the first time, as the service develops its new hybrid operating concept.

Also: Janes and The Aviationist
2026-07-03T07:15:47.301600-07:00