Helicopter   North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Workforce & Skills Development  
Vertical Mag • Lisa Gordon

Quantum Helicopters joins Team M1 as training provider for Army Flight School Next bid

Quantum Helicopters has joined Team M1 as its designated training provider for the U.S. Army's Flight School Next bid. The move adds contractor-run rotary‑wing instruction capability to Team M1's proposal in the Army's trainer competition and positions the team to demonstrate pilot throughput and sustainment support.

2026-03-31T08:19:29.788931-07:00
Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy   Airbus  
Reuters • Tim Hepher

Airbus Helicopters boss urges Europe to stick together on defence

By Reuters: The outgoing head of Airbus Helicopters called for deeper European collaboration in defence procurement and warned that fragmenting programmes into national projects would drive costs beyond what countries could afford.

2026-03-31T05:46:20.993295-07:00
Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

US reportedly asks Poland to redeploy Patriot battery and PAC‑3 interceptors to the Middle East

By AeroTime: Poland's defense minister has ruled out redeploying Patriot batteries to the Middle East after reports the US informally asked Warsaw to consider the move.

2026-03-31T03:38:34.852025-07:00
Supply Chain   North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

RTX secures $3.8 billion F135 engine contract for F-35 Lots 18 and 19

By Air Data News: RTX has secured a $3.8 billion contract for the production of Pratt & Whitney F135 engines that power the F-35 fighter, under an award issued by the U.S.

Also: defence-industry.eu
2026-03-31T02:21:10.011256-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Deals   Boeing  
Aviation Week • Chen Chuanren

Boeing, Rheinmetall Partner To Offer Germany The MQ-28 Ghost Bat

By Aviation Week: Boeing and Rheinmetall have partnered to jointly market the MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft for Germany’s requirement by 2029.

Also: AeroTime, defence-blog.com, edrmagazine.eu, defence-industry.eu, rheinmetall.com and euro-sd.com
2026-03-31T00:45:43.158031-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Helicopter   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
politico.eu • Laura Kayali

How the wars in Ukraine and Iran made France rethink its military plans

By politico.eu: France is looking at cheaper options to take down Iranian drones, the country’s deputy air force chief tells POLITICO.

Also: trenchart.us, defence-blog.com and militarnyi.com
2026-03-31T01:18:31.862785-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   ATC   Europe   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
Reuters

Estonia and Latvia detect air threats near Russian borders; Finland probes drone

By Reuters: Estonia and Latvia detected foreign drone activity near their borders with Russia overnight, their militaries said, while Finnish border guards said they found a drone near theirs early on Tuesday, in the latest incidents to unsettle NATO's eastern flank.

Also: Defence24 and prm.ua
2026-03-31T01:46:05.265489-07:00