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Last Updated: Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 6:50 PM PDT
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Aviation Week
• Brian Everstine
U.S. Military Services Confront Worsening Aircraft Readiness Rates
By Aviation Week: Long-standing personnel and parts shortages are sidelining aircraft as service leaders call for more funding.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
New AIM-120E Variant Of AMRAAM Air-To-Air Missile Hinted At By USAF
By The War Zone: The AIM-120 family looks set to continue to be a workhorse of the U.S. air-to-air arsenal even with the introduction of new designs.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Sweden confirms acquisition of four C-390 Millennium
By Air Data News: Sweden will acquire four C-390 Millennium multi-role aircraft, Embraer revealed on Tuesday. The announcement was made during LAAD Defence & Security 2025.
AirInsight
C-390 wins again; Sweden firms order
Wall Street Journal
• Nancy A. Youssef
Trump's Pentagon Nominee Cautions on Military Planning via Unclassified Chat Apps
By Wall Street Journal: Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine tells lawmakers he will give his best military advice as chairman of the Joint Chiefs, even if President Trump disagrees.
Air & Space Forces Mag
Caine Touts Unusual Experience for Joint Chiefs Chairman
Breaking Defense
• Aaron Mehta
Philippines cleared to buy F-16s at estimated $5.6B
By Breaking Defense: The approved package, which covers 16 F-16C Block 70/72 jets and four F-16B Block 70/72 fighters, comes just days after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Manilla and pledged greater defense ties between the two countries.
Aviation Week
• Chen Chuanren
Japan Awards MHI Contract To Develop New Standoff Anti-Surface Missile
By Aviation Week: Tokyo has awarded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries a JPY32.3 billion ($215.7 million) contract to develop a new ground-based anti-surface missile.
Aviation Week
• Tony Osborne
Survey Copter Unveils VTOL Version Of Aliaca UAS
By Aviation Week: Survey Copter has unveiled a vertical takeoff and landing version of its Aliaca tactical platform.
aviation-defence-universe.com
Survey Copter unveils the new VTOL configuration of its Aliaca drone
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