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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

French Navy boards “shadow fleet” tanker off Sicily in fifth oil-sanctions disruption operation

The French Navy boarded the Deliver tanker off Sicily, marking its fifth operation against vessels suspected of supporting Russia’s oil-sanctions evasion network. The action underscores continued European maritime enforcement against “shadow fleet” logistics.

2026-06-25T05:56:30.904362-07:00
Supply Chain   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
Bloomberg • Guy Johnson, Michael Nienaber

German Defense Sector Has ‘Long Way to Go,’ Deputy Minister Says

By Bloomberg: Germany’s decision to scrap a €10 billion ($11.4 billion) warship purchase and the demise of a joint fighter-jet project with France show that Europe’s defense industry needs to catch up with the continent’s ambitions for a military buildup, a senior German defense official said.

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2026-06-25T02:43:02.645018-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Europe   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Frankenburg opens Baltic's first missile factory in Riga

By AeroTime: Estonian startup Frankenburg has opened the Baltic region's first missile factory in Riga to mass-produce its Mark I anti-drone interceptor.

Also: Unmanned Airspace
2026-06-25T01:34:55.946443-07:00
Supply Chain   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
Breaking Defense • Carley Welch

Lockheed inks massive THAAD deal worth up to $35B

By Breaking Defense: The company said the contract “puts in action” the THAAD framework agreement Lockheed signed with the DoD in January designed to quadruple interceptor output.

Also: Bloomberg, Aviation Week, defence-blog.com, indiastrategic.in, Defense Daily, defence-industry.eu, Seeking Alpha and 5 more
2026-06-24T15:26:41.255879-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Supply Chain   M&A   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
Reuters • Maki Shiraki, Tim Kelly, Yoshifumi Takemoto

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. defence firm Anduril in talks for Nissan plant to build drones in Japan, sources say

By Reuters: U.S. defence firm Anduril Industries is in talks to acquire Nissan Motor's Oppama assembly plant near Tokyo as ​the maker of autonomous weapons looks to build military drones in Japan, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Also: Seeking Alpha
2026-06-24T22:26:25.399960-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Defense Deals   Defense Policy  
Reuters

Vance says review underway to see how Turkey can get F-35 fighter jets

By Reuters: U.S. Vice President JD Vance ​indicated on Wednesday ‌that a review was under way to ​see how the ​United States could sell ⁠Turkey F-35 fighter ​jets given Ankara's 2019 ​acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defense systems.

2026-06-24T14:26:24.212257-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Defense Deals   Defense Policy  
Reuters • Humeyra Pamuk, Phil Stewart

EXCLUSIVE: US to move forward with Turkey jet engine sales ahead of NATO summit, sources say

By Reuters: President Donald Trump's administration is planning to push ahead with the sale of dozens of jet engines to Turkey ​worth hundreds of millions of dollars despite objections from some members of the U.S.

Also: Seeking Alpha and Wall Street Journal
2026-06-24T08:55:54.881047-07:00