Helicopter   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Workforce & Skills Development   Airbus  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

RCAF takes delivery of first CT-153 Juno (Airbus H135) helicopter for Future Aircrew Training; deliveries continue through 2028

The Royal Canadian Air Force has received the first Airbus H135 trainer, designated CT-153 Juno, to serve as a modern twin-engine rotorcraft training platform under the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program. The aircraft is fitted with the Airbus Helionix avionics suite and is being supplied via SkyAlyne, with remaining deliveries scheduled through 2028.

Also: Aero-News and arabiandefence.com
2026-06-21T02:08:24.254912-07:00
Helicopter   Sikorsky   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Deals  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Vienna whirls: Austria tweaks specification for incoming Black Hawk fleet

By FlightGlobal: Changes to UH-60M buy are revealed in a new US Congressional notification for the acquisition. Austria has been cleared for a second time for the possible acquisition of 12 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks in what appears to be a specification upgrade of the same number of helicopters it ordered in 2024.

Also: AeroTime, FlightGlobal and defcrosnews.com
2026-06-19T04:16:11.949077-07:00
Satellite   North America   M&A   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization  
Reuters

Canada's MDA Space to buy Blue Canyon in $620 million deal

By Reuters: Canadian space technology firm MDA Space said on Friday it would buy U.S.-based ​Blue Canyon Technologies from RTX's Raytheon ‌business for $620 million in cash, expanding its footprint in the U.S.

Also: AeroTime, SpaceQ, Aviation Week, Skies Magazine, Seeking Alpha, betakit.com and Seeking Alpha
2026-06-19T05:09:54.648542-07:00
Event   Leadership   Policy & Regulation   Defense Policy  
New York Times • Greg Jaffe, Maggie Haberman

Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional

By New York Times: The defense secretary described the vaccine requirement, which he lifted in April, as an “absurd, overreaching” mandate.

Also: NBC News, Task & Purpose, The Independent, The Guardian, CBS News and 4 more
2026-06-18T11:49:35.903939-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   BAE Systems   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

BAE confident of T-7 trainer offer to UK, as industry awaits competition launch

By FlightGlobal: UK company awaits launch of competition to replace RAF-operated Hawks. BAE Systems is waiting for a competition launch to advance its promotion of the Boeing T-7 advanced jet trainer (AJT) for a high-profile UK Royal Air Force (RAF) requirement.

Also: Aviation Week
2026-06-19T02:50:35.975945-07:00