Bloomberg
• Julie Johnsson
Bloomberg
• Julie Johnsson
Today In Defense
Last Updated: Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, 1:00 PM PDT
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Aviation Week
• Brian Everstine
US Air Force Begins Conversion of Qatar-Gifted Boeing 747-8 for Presidential Airlift
By Aviation Week: The U.S. Air Force has begun conversion of the Qatari-gifted Boeing 747-8 to become a new presidential airlift aircraft.
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Bloomberg
TikTok, Rare Earths, Taiwan: Trump-Xi Call to Run the Gamut
By Bloomberg: US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have plenty to discuss this week in their first conversation since June, with TikTok, Boeing planes, rare earth magnets and Taiwan among top items for negotiation.
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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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DefenseNews.com
• Jaroslaw Adamowski
Lockheed Martin: F-35 Technology Refresh 3 delayed, completion now expected by 2032
By DefenseNews.com: Following delays in the F-35 upgrade dubbed Technology Refresh 3, the jet’s producer expects to complete the major project by 2032 at the latest.
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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.
Aviation Week
Denmark Planning P-8 Poseidon Buy, Defense Minister Says
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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.
