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Last Updated: Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 3:51 PM PDT
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Aviation Week
• Steve Trimble
Panama Orders First Fleet Of A-29 Combat Aircraft
By Aviation Week: Four Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced training aircraft have been ordered by Panama.
FlightGlobal
Panama to acquire Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos
Also:
Aviation Week and
valorinternational.globo.com
Associated Press
• Associated Press
The first of 16 new F-16 fighter jets from the US land in Bulgaria
By Associated Press: Bulgaria has received the first of 16 new F-16 military jets from the United States that the Balkan country needs to upgrade its defense and bring its air force in line with NATO standards.
Stars and Stripes
First of 16 new F-16 fighter jets from US land in Bulgaria
Also:
The Independent and
thespec.com
Aviation Week
• Tony Osborne
Leonardo Reveals M-346 Block 20 Cockpit Redesign
By Aviation Week: A new cockpit layout planned for the upgraded Block 20 version of the M-346 advanced jet trainer has been unveiled by Leonardo.
Aviation Week
• Steve Trimble
A-29 ‘Mid-Life Update’ Talks With Brazilian Air Force Advance: Embraer
By Aviation Week: Embraer and the Brazilian air force have moved into advanced negotiations on a Mid-Life Update program for the A-29 Super Tucano.
Also:
Reuters
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DefenseNews.com
• Jen Judson
US Army aiming for next hypersonic missile test in December
By DefenseNews.com: The Army is forecasting it will conduct a soldier-operated test of its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon at the end of the calendar year.
Politico Pro
• Oriana Pawlyk
US Senator Cruz threatens subpoena if Army doesn't cough up memo on helicopter operations around Washington
By Politico Pro: The Texas Senator has repeatedly asked for an outline of the Army's rules for enabling or disabling a transmitting technology.
Reuters
• Rodrigo Viga Gaier
Embraer eyes KC-390 sales to Poland, Turkey, Finland, minister says
By Reuters: Brazil is in talks with Poland, Finland and Turkey for them to potentially purchase Embraer's KC-390 military aircraft, Defense Minister Jose Mucio said on Wednesday at the LAAD conference in Rio de Janeiro.
