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Breaking Defense • Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo, Tim Martin

NATO launches pooled A400M fleet and selects Saab GlobalEye as E-3 AWACS successor; allies also line up Triton and A400M multina

At the Ankara summit, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the Alliance is establishing a pooled Airbus A400M transport fleet and confirmed Saab GlobalEye as the replacement for the aging E-3 AWACS fleet, with talks planned for up to ten aircraft. Separate efforts are also underway to buy up to five Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton drones and to build a High Visibility multinational A400M project involving Belgium, Croatia, France, Poland, Spain, Türkiye and the UK.

The Aviationist • Stefano D'Urso

NATO Selects Saab GlobalEye to Replace E-3 AWACS Fleet

Also: Airbus, DefenseNews.com, Air Data News, Reuters, AeroTime, UK Defence Journal and c4isrnet.com
2026-07-07T00:45:35.454324-07:00
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Reuters • Saurabh Sharma

Indonesia to buy BrahMos missiles, Indian govt official says

By Reuters: India will supply BrahMos supersonic ​cruise missiles and Astra air-to-air missiles to Indonesia, an Indian government official said on Tuesday, as ‌Indian Prime Minister Nahrendra Modi started a two-day visit to Jakarta.

2026-07-06T23:45:15.541394-07:00
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Reuters • Sabine Siebold

US in talks on Europe missile co-production, source says

By Reuters: The U.S. is in talks with Germany and other European nations about establishing co-production of Raytheon's ​AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles and a maintenance facility for ‌Lockheed's PAC-3 Patriot missiles in Europe, a source told Reuters.

2026-07-07T00:15:50.922677-07:00
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New York Times • David E. Sanger, Tyler Pager

Trump Expected to Tell Turkey He Is Ready to Restore Access to F-35 Jets

By New York Times: The president, who is headed to a NATO summit in Ankara this week, had imposed the ban himself amid concerns that giving Turkey the jets could allow Russia to learn about their stealth technology.

2026-07-06T16:28:58.149383-07:00
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Breaking Defense • Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Ondas makes $876M acquisition of DYZNE, latest in acquisition spree

By Breaking Defense: After buying eight companies in the last two years, Ondas execs say they will focus on integrating their portfolio of drones “from surface to stratosphere” by developing a new AI command system in partnership with Palantir.

Also: dronelife.com and Unmanned Airspace
2026-07-06T13:18:26.907500-07:00