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FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
GE Aerospace and Poland’s WZL‑2 to study local maintenance for F110 engines tied to potential F‑15EX purchases
By FlightGlobal: GE Aerospace and Poland's Military Aviation Works have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore local maintenance capabilities for the F110-GE-129 engine that powers the F-15EX fighter, as Poland considers acquiring up to 48 of the Boeing aircraft.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
Unidentified Fuselage Section Appears in Northrop Grumman Video — Not Recognizable as Known Design
By The War Zone: A fuselage section seen in a recently released video is not readily identifiable as part of any known Northrop Grumman design.
Reuters
• Raphael Satter
Former L3Harris cyber-intel executive pleads guilty to selling digital spy tools to Russian broker
By Reuters: A former executive with U.S. defense contractor L3Harris has pleaded guilty to selling digital spy tools to a Russian broker, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
defence-industry.eu
• Defence Industry
Lockheed completes assembly of Finland’s first F-35A in Fort Worth ahead of delivery
By defence-industry.eu: Lockheed Martin has announced the completion of assembly of Finland’s first F-35A Lightning II fighter jet at its Fort Worth plant in Texas.
Air Data News
• JCC; Ricardo Meier
Saab Weighs Canadian Gripen Assembly Line to Meet Ukrainian Demand
By Air Data News: Saab is considering establishing a Gripen fighter assembly line in Canada to address increased demand from Ukraine, according to Canadian media reports.
fly-news.es
• Luis Calvo
(ES) Spain receives its second Airbus A330 MRTT
By fly-news.es: El segundo de los tres Airbus A330 MRTT comprados por España está ya en su base en Torrejón de Ardoz con el Ala 45. Air Power, la división de Airbus Defence encargada de aviones de transporte militar y derivados de aviones comerciales, ha hecho entrega al Ejército del Aire y del Espacio del segundo de […].
Air Data News
Spanish Air Force Receives Second A330 MRTT at Getafe
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
Congressional Review: US Air Force Needs Up to 1,558 Combat-Ready Fighters, Urging Increased F-15EX and F-35 Purchases
By Breaking Defense: A congressionally mandated review of the Air Force’s fighter force obtained by Breaking Defense finds that as many as 1,558 combat-ready jets are needed to fulfill global obligations, requiring greater procurement of aircraft like the F-15EX and F-35.
