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Last Updated: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 12:13 AM PDT
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FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
Kratos and Lockheed Martin in South Korean defence partnerships
By FlightGlobal: US defence contractors Kratos and Lockheed Martin have established strategic partnerships with South Korean aerospace companies, focusing on manned-unmanned teaming technologies and maintenance capabilities.
The Aviationist
• Kai Greet
UK and Turkey sign £38bn deal for 20 Eurofighter Typhoons during Starmer visit to Ankara
By The Aviationist: The agreement was signed as the UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, visited Ankara and met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan while touring.
FlightGlobal
Turkey orders 20 Eurofighter Typhoons in £5.4bn deal
The War Zone
• Howard Altman
MH‑60R and F/A‑18F Crash Into South China Sea Off USS Nimitz; Fuel Contamination Cited as Possible Cause
By The War Zone: An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed into the South China Sea within a half-hour of each other on Sunday.
Aviation Week
• Tony Osborne
Airbus and AED Cluster Team Up to Lead Eurofighter Bid for Portugal
By Aviation Week: Airbus is to lead the charge in a sales campaign for the Eurofighter in Portugal.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Gogo to Supply Multi-Orbit Airborne Satcom to a US Agency
By Via Satellite: SD Government (SDG), part of Gogo, has won a new contract to deliver multi-band, multi-orbit airborne global satellite communications to a U.S. government agency.
Corporate Jet Investor
Gogo’s SD Government wins $3 billion US government satellite‑communications contract
businessjetinteriorsinternational.com
Gogo SD Government wins five-year US government contract to deliver multi-band, multi-orbit airborne satcom
Breaking Defense
• Breaking Defense Video
Why Qatar Wants a U.S. Air Force Facility — Implications for Training, Logistics and Procurement
By Breaking Defense: Breaking Defense's Agnes Helou walks you through the latest headlines from the region in this month's edition of the Middle East Defense Digest.
USNI News
• Sam LaGrone
F/A-18F Super Hornet and MH-60R Sea Hawk from USS Nimitz crash in South China Sea; crews rescued
By USNI News: An F/A-18F Super Hornet and an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) crashed in the South China Sea on Sunday in two separate incidents in the Pacific, USNI News has learned.
