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October 7, 2025
G.Krish
Mergers & JV

India and Brazil Explore Barter Agreement for Defense Aircraft

India and Brazil are exploring an unprecedented defense exchange that could allow both nations to trade high-value military assets instead of relying on financial transactions, as reported by regional...

October 7, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Sweden Purchases Four C-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft from Embraer

Sweden has finalized the purchase of four Embraer C-390 Millennium aircraft, expanding its tactical airlift capabilities and strengthening ties with European defense partners. The acquisition aligns Sweden with a...

October 6, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

France Expands Test Pilot School Fleet With Airbus H160 Helicopter

France has taken delivery of a new Airbus H160 helicopter, integrating it into the training fleet of EPNER, the nation’s military test pilot school operated under the Defense Procurement...

October 3, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Dassault Aviation Receives Fresh French Order for Falcon 2000 Albatros Aircraft

The French defense procurement agency has placed an order with Dassault Aviation for five Falcon 2000 Albatros aircraft. Derived from the Falcon 2000LXS business jet, the Albatros is tailored...

September 30, 2025
G.Krish
Mergers & JV

L&T, Bharat Push Forward India’s Advanced Fighter Jet Program

Indian engineering giant L&T has entered a strategic alliance with defense PSU BEL to co-develop the next-generation fighter jet under the AMCA programme. Leveraging L&T’s aerospace systems know-how and...

September 30, 2025
G.Krish
Mergers & JV

Lockheed Signs Production Pact for Nearly 300 F-35 Jets

Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office have sealed an agreement for the production and delivery of up to 296 F-35 Lightning II aircraft as part of Lots...

September 28, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Sikorsky Secures $10.3B Pentagon Contract for 92 CH-53K Marine Helicopters

The U.S. Department of War—now officially titled the Department of War—has awarded Sikorsky a $10.3 billion contract for 92 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters. The deal is designed to enhance the...

September 26, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Royal Thai Air Force Expands Fleet With Airbus H225 Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters has signed an agreement with the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) for the delivery of two H225 multi-role helicopters. These new platforms will strengthen the RTAF’s capacity...

September 26, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

US Air Force Takes Delivery of Ninth BACN Aircraft From Bombardier

Bombardier Defense has handed over the ninth Global 6000 aircraft to the US Air Force under the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) program. The delivery took place at Hanscom...

September 25, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

India Inks $7 Billion Agreement for 97 Homegrown Fighter Jets

New Delhi has signed a $7-billion deal to purchase 97 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk-1A jets, as part of a sweeping modernization effort and the retirement of its...