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Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Embraer  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Embraer delivers Uzbekistan’s first C-390 Millennium, reassigned from Brazilian Air Force allocation

Embraer has handed over the first of two C-390 Millennium military transports ordered by Uzbekistan, making the country the type’s first operator in Central Asia. The aircraft, delivered on Sept. 25 at Gavião Peixoto, was originally earmarked for Brazil as FAB 2861 and now carries Uzbek designation UK39010.

Also: Aviation24
2026-09-25T09:50:37.038118-07:00
F-16   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Thunderbirds F-16 crashed after misaligned engine vanes led to blade fracture

By FlightGlobal: Pilot ejected as jet lost thrust during formation flight practice over California desert. Investigators have attributed the loss of a Lockheed Martin F-16CM from the US Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic team to engine compressor blade failure arising from the airflow disruption caused by misaligned variable vanes.

2026-09-25T08:50:12.228561-07:00
SAAB   North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Deals  
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FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Canada, Saab to enter full negotiations for six GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft

By FlightGlobal: Development follows May announcement of Saab as preferred supplier for new surveillance capability. Canada intends to acquire six Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, with Ottawa set to advance into full negotiations to purchase the type.

2026-09-25T07:50:05.011719-07:00
Event   UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Defense Policy  
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DefenseNews.com • Anjana Pasricha

US F-35 fighters to debut in Indian multinational air exercise

By DefenseNews.com: The participation of F-35 stealth fighters in the Indian drills signals that New Delhi’s and Washington’s defense ties remain steady.

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2026-09-25T03:36:10.724491-07:00
Satellite   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization  
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Bloomberg • Sana Pashankar

SpaceX-Focused Pentagon Contracts Leave Rivals Feeling Squeezed

By Bloomberg: Satellite company York Space Systems Inc. told investors in its initial public offering this year that getting a piece of the $185 billion Golden Dome missile defense project would fuel growth.

Also: SpaceNews.com
2026-09-25T05:06:07.807970-07:00
Europe   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
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Reuters

Swedish, Finnish fighter jets intercept group of Russian military aircraft

By Reuters: Finland and Sweden said on Friday they had scrambled fighter ​jets to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international ‌airspace over the Gulf of Finland, in the first such joint operation by the two Nordic countries.

Also: defence-industry.eu and puolustusvoimat.fi
2026-09-25T00:05:08.790894-07:00