Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Lockheed Martin awarded ~$74M modification to complete MBDA munition integration for F-35 UK/Italy

Lockheed Martin received a contract modification valued at roughly $74 million to finalize work integrating European-developed munitions with the F-35 fleet for the UK and Italy, including activity tied to final clearance of MBDA-produced weapons. The effort supports London and Rome configuration needs for missile employment.

2026-06-29T07:40:42.703468-07:00
MRO   Europe   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
FlightGlobal • Murdo Morrison

Herculean task: Can C-130 specialist Marshall Aerospace repair its fortunes?

By FlightGlobal: Marshall built its reputation on the C-130, including for the UK RAF and customers around the world Thomas Saunders Marshall Aerospace Cambridge-based military MRO specialist still recovering from UK decision to prematurely retire fleet of stalwart transport aircraft Take a tour of Marshall Aerospace’s extensive maintenance, repair and overhaul centre at Cambridge airport and around almost every corner you will see a Lockheed Martin C-130, the military transport type that made the UK company’s modern reputation.

2026-06-29T03:55:07.422427-07:00
Airports   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Airbus  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

German Air Force A400M completes nonstop 6,750-nm flight to Hawaii using self-air refueling

By Air Data News: The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) has demonstrated a new long-range deployment capability after an Airbus A400M completed a nonstop 6,750-nm (12,500-km) flight from Wunstorf Air Base to Hawaii using only aerial refueling provided by other A400M aircraft.

2026-06-29T00:10:50.647105-07:00