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Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 5:07 PM PDT
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Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
Boeing hires Steve Sullivan, former Northrop exec to lead VC-25B Air Force One program
By Breaking Defense: Steve Sullivan, formerly vice president and general manager of Northrop’s strike division, has been tapped to lead Boeing’s VC-25B program, according to an internal email reviewed by Breaking Defense.
Breaking Defense
• Aaron Mehta
At Paris Air Show, US executives said they see multiple paths for enlarging their share of the European defense market, including coproduction deals, mergers and acquisitions, and the creation of European-based subsidiaries
By Breaking Defense: At Paris Air Show, US executives said they see multiple paths for enlarging their share of the European defense market, including coproduction deals, mergers and acquisitions, and the creation of European-based subsidiaries.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Moriah
Argentina inspects first F-16 fighter jets to arrive in the country in December
By Air Data News: Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri traveled to Denmark to monitor the preparation work on the first six second-hand Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
Australia completes first MQ-28 flight from active RAAF base
By FlightGlobal: Complete with a new all-grey combat livery, Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat logged its first flight sortie from an operational Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base, as the airframer's Australian subsidiary seeks to accelerate development of the uncrewed jet.
Australian Aviation
Ghost Bat UAV Makes First Operational Base Deployment at RAAF Base Tindal
Reuters
• Promit Mukherjee
Canada PM Carney says review of F-35 jet order will be over by end of summer
By Reuters: Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday that a review of the country's plan to order U.S. F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin would be complete by the end of summer.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
UK to restore airborne nuclear strike capability with purchase of 12 F-35A Lightning IIs
By Air Data News: The UK government has confirmed it will purchase 12 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, reintroducing an airborne nuclear strike capability to.
Skies Magazine
• Skies Magazine
Canada Pledges 5% of GDP to Defense at NATO Summit
By Skies Magazine: Prime Minister Mark Carney made the commitment at the NATO Summit in The Hague, a measure that’s expected to cost roughly $150 billion annually.
