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June 17, 2025
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Thales and Boreal Join Forces to Produce Extended-Range Loitering Munitions.

Thales and Boreal Develop Rapid-Deploy Long-Range Loitering Munition for France and NATO A new long-range loitering munition (MTO-LP) is under development to meet the evolving needs of French and...

June 17, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

MATARIS: The Inaugural French Series of Loitering Munitions.

The MATARIS remotely operated munition series from KNDS offers a rapid-response solution for modern battlefield requirements, covering both short- and medium-range engagements. The four core systems include: MT-10: Rotary-wing...

Shield AI Continues Development of Combat-Ready Autonomy with 2nd MQ-20 Avenger Sortie.

Shield AI has completed its second demonstration of Hivemind mission autonomy software on the GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger, successfully validating its capabilities in a live-virtual-constructive (LVC) mission environment. The test...

June 16, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Portugal Approves Purchase of Sixth KC-390 Aircraft Along with Ten Optional Units

Embraer announced during the 55th Paris Air Show that Portugal has decided to acquire an additional KC-390 Millennium, bringing its future fleet to six aircraft. The original contract signed...

June 16, 2025
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Ongoing Support Ensured for Australia’s F/A-18F and EA-18G Platforms.

The U.S. State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Australia for F/A-18F and EA-18G sustainment support, valued at approximately $2.0 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency...

June 16, 2025
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Air Platforms
R&D

Patria Celebrates the Launch of New F-35 Production Facility in Jämsä, Finland.

Patria marked the opening of its F-35 production facility on Friday, June 13, 2025, at its Halli plant in Jämsä, Finland. The new assembly line will focus on producing...

June 16, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

Bell Signs Agreement to Deliver 12 SUBARU Bell 412EPX Helicopters to Tunisia’s Air Force.

Bell Textron Inc., part of Textron Inc., revealed at the Paris Air Show 2025 that the Tunisian Air Force has signed a contract for 12 SUBARU Bell 412EPX helicopters,...

June 16, 2025
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LM Wins Deal to Deliver Generation 4 TADS/PNVS Systems Supporting Poland’s AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter Procurement.

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) has been awarded a production contract by the U.S. Government to supply Generation 4 Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (Gen...

June 16, 2025
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Air Platforms
Mergers & JV

NLR and PhotonFirst Launch Joint Project for Helicopter Real-Time Condition Monitoring.

At the 2025 Paris Air Show, NLR (Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre) and PhotonFirst announced their partnership to develop a next-generation Structural Health and Usage Monitoring System (SHUMS) for helicopters....

Paris Air Show Hosts Launch of New Multi-Mission Beechcraft King Air Demonstrator.

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron company, has announced that its newly outfitted Beechcraft King Air multi-mission demonstrator will make its first European appearance at the 2025 Paris Air Show....