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koaa.com • Scripps News Group

Marine One makes precautionary landing at UK airfield after hydraulic issue while carrying President Trump and First Lady

koaa.com reports: Marine One was forced to land at a U.K. airfield while carrying President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump.

The Aviationist • Kai Greet

Marine One Malfunction Forces President to Switch Helicopter, Diverts to Luton During Return from UK State Visit

Economic Times • Gandharv Walia

Marine One emergency landing after hydraulic issue delays President Trump's transfer to Stansted

Also: BBC, The Independent and 4 more

2025-09-18T12:16:52.817879-07:00

Today In Defense

Last Updated: Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, 1:07 PM PDT

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Supply Chain Europe Military Aircraft Procurement Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Defense Industry & Major Contractors

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Bloomberg • Lucy White

UK Announces £150bn ($205bn) of US Investment, Including Deal for First British‑Built US Air Force Aircraft in 50+ Years

By Bloomberg: The UK government is touting investments totaling £150 billion ($205 billion) from American businesses, including a deal for the first British-built US Air Force aircraft in more than 50 years.

Also: UK Defence Journal

2025-09-18T11:59:05.263123-07:00

AeroTime • Stephen Pope

Boeing opens 65,000‑sq‑ft defense engineering center at Embry‑Riddle in Daytona Beach, aims to create 400 jobs

By AeroTime: Boeing has opened a 65,000-sq-ft engineering center at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus to support its defense Air Dominance programs. The facility aims to create 400 high-paying jobs and deepen collaboration between industry and education.

2025-09-18T11:24:04.612174-07:00

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Task & Purpose • Jeff Schogol

US President Trump says U.S. seeks return to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan

By Task & Purpose: No further information was available about how or why the U.S. government would want to reopen Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.

Aviation Week

Trump Says U.S. Seeks to Retake Control of Afghanistan's Bagram Airbase

AirForceTimes

Trump says U.S. moving to reestablish presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

Also: Economic Times, The Guardian, Times of India, NBC News, Business Insider, CNA and 5 more

2025-09-18T10:49:49.593090-07:00

Supply Chain North America Defense Industry & Major Contractors

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insidedefense.com • Theresa Maher; September

Northrop Grumman opens three U.S. semiconductor facilities to other defense companies

By insidedefense.com: Defense industry players can now use Northrop Grumman's three semiconductor facilities to design, manufacture, package and test microelectronics within the United States for commercial and defense applications, the company announced today.

Breaking Defense

Northrop Grumman offers made-in-USA microelectronics to partner firms

Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Opens U.S. Government‑Accredited Semiconductor Facilities to External Aerospace and Defense Customers

Also: Defense Daily and defence-industry.eu

2025-09-18T06:13:11.436026-07:00

Aviation Week • Tony Osborne

US Air Force E-7 Rapid Prototypes To Be Assembled In UK

By Aviation Week: Boeing is to assemble the two rapid prototypes of its E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning platform in the UK.

2025-09-18T11:24:22.803679-07:00

Helicopter Accident

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Task & Purpose • Jeff Schogol

Military helicopter crashes near Joint Base Lewis‑McChord; casualties unknown

By Task & Purpose: Four soldiers with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment were involved in the crash near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.