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Last Updated: Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, 10:51 AM PST
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Large Swarm Command Tool Unveiled By L3Harris
By Aviation Week: L3Harris has unveiled a system ready to enter service that allows one human operator to orchestrate a swarm of thousands of vehicles performing a combat mission with a touch on a tablet.

L3Harris introduces AMORPHOUS software for autonomous military operations

Netherlands signs launch deal for eight Pilatus PC-7 MKX trainers
By FlightGlobal: Pilatus has secured the Royal Netherlands Air Force as the launch customer for its PC-7 MKX basic trainer, with the service to field an eight-strong fleet from later this decade.

US defense primes look abroad for bigger backlogs as overseas markets are expected to outpace domestic spending in near term
By Aviation Week: Despite uncertainty about the shape of the defense budget under the Trump administration, overseas markets are expected to outpace the U.S. in the near term.

Airbus Snags UK Synthetic Aperture Radar Program
By Aviation Week: Airbus has secured the deal to provide the British military with an SAR system as part of the UK’s effort to build up indigenous Earth-observation capacity.

Katie Bo Lillis identifies one big question about US using spy planes near Mexico border
By CNN: The US military has significantly increased its surveillance of Mexican drug cartels over the past two weeks, with sophisticated spy planes flying at least 18 missions over the southwestern US and in international airspace around the Baja peninsula, according to open-source data and three US officials familiar with the missions.

US Air Force Targets 100+ B-21 Raiders for Next-Gen Strategic Stealth Bomber Fleet
By armyrecognition.com: Exclusive: US Air Force Targets Up to 200 B-21 Raiders for Next-Gen Strategic Stealth Bomber Fleet.

Tata Boeing Aerospace delivers 300th fuselage for AH-64 Apache helicopter from Hyderabad facility
By thehindu.com: Tata Boeing Aerospace delivers 300th AH-64 Apache fuselage. It has customers around the world, including Indian Army and U.S. Army.