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Last Updated: Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, 9:10 AM PDT
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Breaking Defense
• Tim Martin
Spain cancels $823M Israeli‑backed rocket launcher deal and bans airspace transit of arms to Israel
By Breaking Defense: “Additional measures” announced by Madrid in response to the Gaza conflict include a ban on any aircraft transiting Spanish airspace to transport defense equipment to Israel.
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FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
Raytheon F3R upgrade enables longest-known AIM-120 AMRAAM engagement from F-22 in late‑2024 tests
By FlightGlobal: Raytheon's F3R hardware upgrade has enabled the longest known AIM-120 AMRAAM engagement from a fifth-generation fighter, with late 2024 tests demonstrating significantly extended range capabilities from a US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22.
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Reuters
• Louise Breusch Rasmussen
Denmark eyes Boeing P-8 maritime patrol aircraft to boost surveillance over Greenland and Faroe Islands
By Reuters: Denmark's defence minister said on Tuesday the country's military may buy a fleet of Boeing P-8 submarine-hunting maritime patrol aircraft to help boost the surveillance of the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
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Reuters
• Costas Pitas
U.S. Clears Potential $3.42B Sale of F-16s and Support to Peru, Pentagon Says
By Reuters: The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of F-16 aircraft and related elements of logistics and program support to Peru in a deal valued at an estimated $3.42 billion, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
US House bill caps KC-46 buys at 183 until Boeing resolves Category 1 defects; mandates tanker fleet expansion and KC-135 life-extension
By FlightGlobal: House defence bill would cap KC-46A acquisitions at 183 aircraft until Boeing resolves Category 1 engineering deficiencies, while mandating expanded tanker fleet and extended KC-135 service life.
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Air & Space Forces Mag
• Greg Hadley
US Air Force Begins Modifications to Qatar-Donated Boeing 747 for Use as Air Force One
By Air & Space Forces Mag: The Air Force has started the process of modifying a Boeing 747 donated by Qatar for executive airlift, a spokesperson said Sept. 15.
Sky News
• Sky News
British fighter jets to fly air defence missions over Poland after Russia's drone incursion
By Sky News: Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk previously said the incident brought his country "the closest we have been to open conflict since World War Two". Just days later, Russia also violated Romanian airspace.
