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Last Updated: Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, 11:32 PM PDT

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North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
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Washington Post • Marianne LeVine

US Department of Homeland Security awards $200M Gulfstream G700 contract for executive transport despite $50M request

By Washington Post: The new Coast Guard contract for two Gulfstream G700 jets far exceeds the $50 million the Coast Guard had requested earlier this year to purchase a new jet.

Also: Stars and Stripes and Forbes
2025-10-18T13:38:39.543393-07:00
F-16   Leadership   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
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Washington Post • Tara Copp

Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine to fly an F‑16; US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to ride in an F/A‑18 during Nevada demonstration

By Washington Post: Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine, who patrolled D.C.’s skies during 9/11, will again fly the Air Force’s F-16, and Pete Hegseth will be a passenger in a Navy F/A-18.

Also: Stars and Stripes
2025-10-18T16:34:42.804138-07:00
MRO   Supply Chain   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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Economic Times • ET Online

Embraer and Mahindra partner to bring C-390 Millennium to India for IAF Medium Transport Aircraft bid, with local manufacturing plans

By Economic Times: Mahindra Group and Embraer Defense & Security have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to introduce the C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft in India.

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2025-10-17T02:23:24.005549-07:00
Aircraft Carrier   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Europe   General Atomics   North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
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Seapower Magazine • Seapower Staff

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Selected to Support U.S. Navy Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Design Effort

By Seapower Magazine: GA-ASI Selected to Support U.S. Navy CCA Design Effort Front Page.

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