Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
Breaking Defense • Valerie Insinna

Northrop to invest $2.5B and $200M in 2026 to accelerate B-21 Raider production

Northrop Grumman plans a $2.5 billion investment to hasten U.S. Air Force B-21 Raider fielding, with CEO Kathy Warden citing $200 million in spending in 2026 to increase production momentum. The company also disclosed a previously unreported sale of a company-owned B-21 test aircraft to the USAF as part of the acceleration effort.

Also: Aviation Week, insidedefense.com and Seeking Alpha
2026-04-21T09:26:50.430022-07:00
Supply Chain   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Embraer  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Embraer KC-390 demonstrator completes 70-day world tour, after visits to 11 nations

By FlightGlobal: Embraer has completed a 70-day global demonstration tour with its KC-390 transport, with the activity totalling 54 flights and covering a distance of 47,000nm (86,900km).

2026-04-21T08:52:08.886632-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Boeing  
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The War Zone • Joseph Trevithick

Northrop Defends Ability To Build F/A-XX 6th Gen Naval Fighters If Selected

By The War Zone: The Navy's top officer said yesterday that an unnamed contractor "really can’t deliver" on F/A-XX "in the timeframe we need it." Add TWZ (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.

2026-04-21T09:40:31.841545-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews   Airlines  
Bloomberg • Kiel Porter

RTX Raises Outlook on Strong Demand for Munitions, Air Travel

By Bloomberg: RTX Corp. raised its profit and sales forecasts for the year, highlighting how growing demand for military hardware is giving a boost to the aerospace and defense manufacturer.

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2026-04-21T07:20:22.024424-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   General Atomics   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

MQ-9B undergoes icy conditions flight tests

By FlightGlobal: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has conducted a series of tests to certify the MQ-9B uncrewed aircraft for flight into known icing (FIKI) conditions.

Also: aviation-defence-universe.com and 10 more
2026-04-21T05:33:32.443461-07:00