Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Embraer is preparing to hand over the first two A‑29 Super Tucano aircraft to the Uruguayan Air Force after FAU teams began technical acceptance at Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto facility. An official reception is scheduled for 24 February at Brigada Aérea I in Carrasco; Uruguay ordered six A‑29s in 2024.
Aviation Week
• Brian Everstine
By Aviation Week: The U.S. Marine Corps has selected General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to participate in its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program.
aviation-defence-universe.com
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Chris Gordon
By Air & Space Forces Mag: Stealthy U.S. fighter jets moved closer to the Middle East Feb. 9, with six F–35As landing at RAF Lakenheath, U.K. after U.S. talks with Iran.
Breaking Defense
• Patrick Dawson
By Breaking Defense: Despite continued expansion of C-130J usage worldwide, deliveries to the US Air Force have been temporarily paused due to an issue with the aircraft’s communications package.
Reuters
• Idrees Ali, Jana Choukeir, Phil Stewart
By Reuters: Washington and Tehran are preparing to resume negotiations aimed at averting a new conflict.
Reuters
• Marine Delrue
By Reuters: U.S. forces in Qatar's al-Udeid, the biggest U.S. base in the Middle East, put missiles into truck launchers as tensions ratcheted up since January, analysis of satellite images showed.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: L3Harris is using the third biennial World Defense Show to underscore its decades-old presence in Saudi Arabia, as work continues to upgrade Riyadh's most sophisticated airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability.
Reuters
By Reuters: Polish arms group Niewiadow-PGM said on Tuesday it had signed a framework deal with U.S. defence supplier Northrop Grumman on producing artillery ammunition in Poland.
DefenseNews.com
• Stephen Losey
