MRO   Europe   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
FlightGlobal • Murdo Morrison

Marshall Aerospace faces a turnaround challenge as C-130-focused MRO demand is pressured by UK fleet-retirement decisions

Marshall Aerospace, a Cambridge-based military transport maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) specialist known for its C-130 work for the UK RAF and global customers, is still recovering after a UK decision to prematurely retire its “stalwart” transport fleet. The company is now betting on its Lockheed Martin C-130-heavy footprint to regain momentum.

2026-06-29T03:55:07.422427-07:00
Airports   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Airbus  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

German Air Force A400M completes nonstop 6,750-nm flight to Hawaii using self-air refueling

By Air Data News: The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) has demonstrated a new long-range deployment capability after an Airbus A400M completed a nonstop 6,750-nm (12,500-km) flight from Wunstorf Air Base to Hawaii using only aerial refueling provided by other A400M aircraft.

2026-06-29T00:10:50.647105-07:00
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