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Last Updated: Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, 11:03 AM PDT

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FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

US Coast Guard advances $3B aviation modernisation, awards $28M in engine and radar contracts as it moves to retire MH-65s

By FlightGlobal: The US Coast Guard has awarded contracts worth more than $28 million for turboshaft engines and multi-mode radars as part of a $3 billion aviation modernisation programme that will see the service's fixed-wing fleet grow and its rotary-wing fleet consolidated to a single helicopter type.

2025-09-26T11:02:17.315986-07:00
Satellite   Middle East   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Washington Post • Warren P. Strobel

Satellite imagery shows Iran expanding buried site at Pickaxe Mountain near Natanz after U.S. strikes

By Washington Post: Satellite imagery indicates Iran is increasing construction at a deeply buried site in “Pickaxe Mountain,” just south of the Natanz nuclear facility hit by Israeli and U.S.

Also: Stars and Stripes and san.com
2025-09-26T07:38:58.100756-07:00
China   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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Washington Post • Catherine Belton

Documents Suggest Russia Is Training Chinese Airborne Forces in Rapid-Invasion Tactics Targeting Taiwan

By Washington Post: Russia is using its battlefield experience to give Chinese airborne units the training and technical knowhow to carry out lightning-fast operations.

Also: Military.com, The Independent and ABC News
2025-09-26T04:08:58.713893-07:00
Europe   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Reuters • Kirsti Knolle

Lockheed Martin pitches THAAD to Europe as nations ramp up missile defence against Russia

By Reuters: U.S. defence contractor Lockheed Martin is seeking to market its Thaad missile defence system to European buyers, the company told German newspaper Handelsblatt, as governments across the continent accelerate military spending in response to Russian threats.

2025-09-26T05:52:18.146202-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
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Breaking Defense • Valerie Insinna

Boeing to Hire Permanent Replacements Amid Strike, Escalating Labor Standoff

By Breaking Defense: “We've had our first hiring event. We've received hundreds of qualified applicants. We're working through that now,” said Dan Gillian, Boeing's vice president of its air dominance portfolio.

2025-09-25T11:46:29.174566-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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opex360.com • Laurent Lagneau

(FR) According to Dassault Aviation, Taiwan would like to acquire Rafales to replace its Mirage 2000s

By opex360.com: L'Inde, le Qatar, l'Égypte, la Grèce et les Émirats arabes unis ont en commun le fait d'avoir l'intention de remplacer les Mirage 2000 mis en œuvre par.

2025-09-25T07:32:42.772809-07:00