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September 5, 2025
G.Krish
R&D

Pentagon Pushes F-35 Block 4 to 2031

Block 4 upgrades for the F-35, intended to enhance weapons and sensors, face major delays and $6B in added costs, GAO found. The Pentagon has reorganized the effort into...

September 2, 2025
G.Krish
New Product Launches

Boeing Reveals F/A-XX Sixth-Gen Fighter

Boeing has published the first image of its F/A-XX next-gen Navy fighter, showing a sleek, tailless aircraft flying over a carrier. The rendering hints at influences from the USAF’s...

September 2, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Portugal Gets 3 Embraer A-29N Super Tucanos

Portugal has accepted its first three A-29N Super Tucanos from Embraer at Alverca do Ribatejo. The 200M-euro program covers 12 aircraft, a simulator, logistics, and support. The multi-mission turboprop...

September 1, 2025
G.Krish
R&D

Poland Selects Viper Shield EW Suite for F-16 Block 70 Modernization

Poland has chosen L3Harris Technologies’ AN/ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield electronic warfare system to support its F-16 Viper modernization program. The upgrade will bring Poland’s fleet of 48 F-16 Block 52s...

August 29, 2025
G.Krish
New Product Launches

SNC Debuts Exclusive Trainer Jet Engineered for Carrier Deck Maneuvers

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has rolled out the Freedom Trainer jet, its bid for the US Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System competition. The clean-sheet aircraft is reportedly unique in...

August 28, 2025
G.Krish
R&D

US Air Force Seeks Industry Feedback on Next-Gen Tanker Program

The US Air Force has issued another request for information to defense firms as it advances work on the Next-Generation Air Refueling System (NGAS). NGAS began in 2023 with...

August 26, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Thailand Acquires Saab Gripen E/F Jets to Upgrade Fleet

Sweden’s defense procurement agency has finalized a 5.3-billion kronor ($500 million) agreement with Saab to supply four Gripen fighter jets to Thailand. The package includes three Gripen E and...

August 26, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Pratt & Whitney Secures $2.8 Billion F-35 Engine Contract

Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of RTX, has secured a contract valued at up to $2.8 billion to produce engines for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The deal covers...

August 24, 2025
G.Krish
New Product Launches

Sierra Nevada Corporation Unveils Freedom Trainer Jet for US Navy’s T-45 Goshawk Replacement Program

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) introduced its Freedom Trainer jet at the Tailhook Symposium in Reno, Nevada, marking its official entry into the US Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS)...

August 23, 2025
G.Krish
R&D

India to Co-Produce Fighter Jet Engines With French Partner

India is collaborating with a French company to design and produce fighter jet engines domestically, the defense minister announced. In May, the minister approved the prototype of the fifth-generation...