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December 15, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

US Air Force Receives B-52 Upgrade as Boeing Integrates New Radar Suite

Boeing has delivered the first B-52 bomber fitted with the new APQ-188 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar to the US Air Force, where it will undergo testing at...

December 14, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Sikorsky Wins $433M U.S. Army Contract for Black Hawk Helicopter Procurement

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary headquartered in Stratford, Connecticut, has received a $433.2 million contract modification under the Black Hawk Multi-Year Ten programme. The modification, designated P00087 to contract...

December 11, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

NATO signs a procurement agreement for NH90 helicopters designated for the Netherlands

NATO’s Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA) has awarded NHIndustries a contract to deliver three NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopters (NFH) to the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force. Placed on behalf...

December 5, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

KBR Secures $117M Deal for F/A-18 Export Support

The US Naval Air Systems Command has selected KBR for a $117-million contract providing long-term support to foreign operators of the F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft. The deal includes comprehensive...

December 4, 2025
G.Krish
Mergers & JV

Archer, Karem Unite on Rotor Tech for Future VTOL

Archer Aviation and Karem Aircraft have finalized an agreement enabling the integration of Karem’s advanced military-grade rotor and tiltrotor systems into Archer’s future autonomous hybrid VTOL platform. Through this...

December 2, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

US Signs $445M Sustainment Package to Enhance Bahrain’s F-16 Capabilities

The US State Department has approved a potential $445-million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to support and sustain Bahrain’s fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft. The package—led by General Electric and...

December 2, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Austria Seals $1.7B Jet Procurement Agreement for M-346FA Aircraft With Italy

Austria has finalized a 1.5-billion-euro ($1.7 billion) contract to acquire 12 M-346FA light combat aircraft from Italian manufacturer Leonardo. The aircraft will be delivered to Linz-Hörsching Air Base starting...

December 1, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Pratt & Whitney Awarded $1.6B US Navy Deal for F-35 Engine Sustainment

RTX-owned Pratt & Whitney has secured an estimated $1.6-billion US Navy contract to provide sustainment and technical support for the F135 engines that power the F-35 Lightning II fighter...

November 30, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Belgium greenlights acquisition of five additional Airbus H145M helicopters for Defence and Federal Police.

Belgium has approved the procurement of five more Airbus H145M helicopters—three for Defence and two for the Federal Police—bringing the country’s future combined fleet to twenty aircraft. The decision...

November 27, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Boeing Secures Pentagon Orders Above $7B for Apache Helicopters and Pegasus Tankers

The US Department of Defense has awarded Boeing contracts worth more than $7 billion to produce AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the US Army and additional KC-46A Pegasus aerial...