Event   AI   Aerial Firefighting   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
eVTOL Insights • Mohit

MD Aircraft and ST Airborne Systems sign LOI to advance electric, sustainable airborne surveillance at FIA 2026

MD Aircraft GmbH and ST Airborne Systems AB have signed a Letter of Intent to “redefine” sustainable airborne surveillance operations, advancing electric airborne surveillance capabilities. The announcement was made in the context of FIA 2026, signaling a coordinated push toward lower-emissions surveillance at the platform level.

2026-07-23T23:37:05.956528-07:00
Europe   Farnborough Airshow   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Deals   Defense Policy  
Reuters • Cassell Bryan-Low

US weapons makers confront Europe's drive for local control

By Reuters: As U.S. defence companies descended on Britain's Farnborough Airshow this week hoping to tap Europe's military spending boom, they encountered increased concern among customers about reliance on American ​suppliers.

2026-07-23T22:19:28.053119-07:00
Event   Helicopter   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
The War Zone • Thomas Newdick

Helicopters Just Took Center Stage In Rim Of The Pacific Sinking Exercises

By The War Zone: Allied rotorcraft employed at least four different missile types against retired warships during the massive Pacific exercise. Allied rotorcraft employed at least four different missile types against retired warships during the massive Pacific exercise.

2026-07-23T15:37:05.185221-07:00
Farnborough Airshow   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Deals   Defense Policy  
Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Raytheon wants to help produce interceptors

By Reuters: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday the U.S. aerospace and defence company Raytheon ​had expressed an interest in joint ‌production of Patriot interceptors, as Kyiv seeks to bolster air defences against escalating Russian ballistic missile attacks.

Also: Stars and Stripes, ukrinform.net and defence-industry.eu
2026-07-23T11:19:33.758846-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Canada becomes first observer in GCAP sixth-generation fighter program

By Air Data News: Ottawa will gain access to the UK-Italy-Japan project as it reassesses its long-term fighter Canada has become the first observer nation in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) , the United Kingdom, Italy and Japan's sixth-generation fighter initiative.

Also: Aviation A2Z
2026-07-23T13:50:31.869953-07:00
Israel   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

IAI launches Ellyon ‘all-in-one’ airborne jamming solution

By FlightGlobal: New system is suitable for use with multiple platforms. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has launched Ellyon – an “all-in-one” special mission capability it says is suitable for integration with “multiple large business jet platforms”.

2026-07-23T10:20:35.076839-07:00