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Last Updated: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, 5:04 AM PST
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FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
Leonardo receives formal contract for Austrian M-346 F Block 20 acquisition
By FlightGlobal: Leonardo is to start work on the Austrian air force's future fleet of 12 M-346 F Block 20 training and light-attack aircraft, having received a contract award via Italy's Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness.
The Aviationist
Leonardo Signs Contract for Austria’s M-346F Block20 Jets
Janes
Ukraine claims successful UUV strike on Russian Kilo-class submarine
By Janes: The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed to have damaged a Russian Navy Kilo II (Project 636.3 Varshavyanka) conventionally powered submarine (SSK) in port in...
ch-aviation
• CH-Aviation Staff
Trump commissions L3Harris to refurbish ex‑Qatari Boeing 747‑8 BBJ as interim Air Force One
By ch-aviation: US President Donald Trump has commissioned L3Harris Technologies, a defence contractor, to prepare and refurbish a second-hand B747-8(BBJ) as an interim...
Associated Press
• Seung Min Kim
US President Trump to Attend Dover Transfer for Two Iowa National Guard Members Killed in Syria
By Associated Press: President Donald Trump will go to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday for a dignified transfer for the two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert.
Aviation Week
• Brian Everstine
U.S. Navy Targets 216 Aircraft to Replace T-45 Goshawk Trainer Fleet
By Aviation Week: The U.S. Navy wants to field 216 new training aircraft to replace its T-45 Goshawk fleet.
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
US President Trump nominates General John Lamontagne as Air Force Vice Chief of Staff
By Breaking Defense: Air Mobility Command chief Gen. John Lamontagne — one of several new military nominees submitted by the White House on Monday — would fill a role left vacant since the firing of Gen.
Breaking Defense
• Tim Martin
German Navy Receives First NH90 “Sea Tiger” Anti‑Submarine Helicopter
By Breaking Defense: "The North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea is our playground where we have to fight against enemy submarines, and this is our major role — fighting enemy submarines," Germany's Cpt.
