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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

German Air Force A400M completes nonstop 6,750-nm deployment to Hawaii via aerial refueling from A400M tankers

Luftwaffe/Airbus A400M aircraft completed a nonstop 6,750-nm (12,500-km) flight from Wunstorf Air Base to Hawaii, using aerial refueling provided by other A400M aircraft only. The demonstration highlights a new long-range deployment capability for Germany’s military airlift posture.

2026-06-29T00:10:50.647105-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus  
Reuters

Airbus and Kawasaki Heavy to cooperate on Japanese variant of Eurodrone

By Reuters: Airbus has signed a preliminary agreement with Japan's ​Kawasaki Heavy Industries to cooperate on a ‌possible Japanese variant of a European defence drone, the aerospace company said on Friday.

Also: Air Data News, The Aviationist, Janes, Airbus, Naval News, AeroTime, DroneXL, CNA and 6 more
2026-06-26T01:12:42.724245-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Policy & Regulation  
DefenseNews.com

F-35 program chief says growth has outpaced sustainability for joint fighters

By DefenseNews.com: "We didn't put enough parts and pieces on the shelf," Lt. Gen. Gregory L. Masiello told a Senate subcommittee in a recent hearing.

Also: AirForceTimes and Military Times
2026-06-26T10:55:18.893651-07:00
Event   Europe   Farnborough Airshow   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   BAE Systems  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

BAE Systems to Start Fuselage Final Assembly on the UK Combat Air Flying Demonstrator

By FlightGlobal: New platform is coming together two years after programme announcement. BAE Systems will soon launch fuselage final assembly work on the combat air flying demonstrator it announced at the last Farnborough air show, with the milestone coming 40 years after its last such UK-only platform got airborne.

Also: Aviation Week and Shephard Media
2026-06-26T04:26:38.840959-07:00
Event   ATC   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Defense Policy  
The Aviationist • Stefano D'Urso

B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Takes Part in RAAF’s Exercise Diamond Storm

By The Aviationist: A U.S. Air Force B-2A Spirit stealth bomber was integrated in Exercise Diamond Storm, part of the Royal Australian Air Force’s Air Warfare Instructor Course.

Also: AeroTime, Australian Aviation and defence-industry.eu
2026-06-26T04:26:45.621361-07:00
SAAB   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Boeing  
Breaking Defense • Aaron Mehta

Inside the T-7 Red Hawk: Read our three-part investigation

By Breaking Defense: A new series of reports from Breaking Defense provides an unparalleled look at how a key Pentagon acquisition program comes together, and where it threatens to fall apart.

2026-06-26T08:11:41.944170-07:00
Event   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Boeing  
The Air Current • Carter Johnston

The surprising first U.S. deployment of a collaborative combat aircraft

By The Air Current: At a remote airfield in the northwestern Pacific ocean, the U.S. military is operating a stealthy, uncrewed fighter aircraft for the first time as part of a major field training exercise.

Also: Aviation Week
2026-06-26T10:26:10.484950-07:00