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August 19, 2026
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Air Platforms

Second F-16 Block 70 batch pushed back in Bulgaria

Bulgaria may have to wait longer for its second batch of eight F-16 Block 70 fighters, with the delivery schedule potentially moving from the end of 2027 to the...

August 19, 2026
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Naval Platforms

Marine Group delivers vessel for Navy test support

The US Navy has received a new Advanced Range Support Vessel from Marine Group Boat Works, strengthening its ability to conduct offshore weapons trials and other maritime test activities....

August 18, 2026
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Training & Simulation

Aerospace testing gets major US facility upgrade

The US Air Force is expanding cooperation with industry through the creation of the AEDC Velocity Alliance, a program designed to speed modernization efforts at key testing facilities. The...

August 17, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence

US accelerates SM-3 production with new contracts

The US Department of Defense has signed seven-year framework agreements with Boeing and RTX aimed at expanding manufacturing capacity for components used in SM-3 Block IB and Block IIA...

August 17, 2026
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Air Platforms

Airbus Lakota fleet expands with new Army buy

The US Army has placed a $115.4 million award with Airbus Helicopters for as many as 12 UH-72B Lakota light utility helicopters, expanding its fleet of the platform.The contract...

August 17, 2026
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Land Platforms

US Army expands Humvee fleet with new award

The US Army has awarded AM General an $82.2 million contract for additional HMMWVs, extending procurement of the long-serving tactical vehicle even as newer platforms gradually assume some of...

August 17, 2026
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Air Platforms

US Army awards major next-gen rotorcraft training deal

The US Army has selected M1 Support Services to operate the Flight School Next programme under a long-term contract potentially worth $10 billion. The initiative will introduce a contractor-owned...

August 17, 2026
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Air Platforms

New tender targets 60 aircraft for Indian forces

New Delhi has launched the procurement process for 60 Multi-Role Transport Aircraft intended to modernize the Indian Air Force’s transport fleet. The acquisition is estimated at around 1 trillion...

August 16, 2026
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Air Platforms

Foreign aircraft integration challenges Astra exports

The Astra Mk-I BVRAAM represents one of India’s notable indigenous missile-development achievements. With the weapon already operational with the Indian Air Force, export opportunities are increasingly being considered. However,...

August 15, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence

QRSAM production contracts may arrive before year-end

Indian defense-electronics company Astra Microwave Products expects to receive formal production orders linked to the first three regiments of the Army’s QRSAM air-defense system, potentially before the close of...