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February 6, 2026
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Elbit to Modernize Israel’s CH-53K Fleet

Israel has awarded Elbit Systems a $130-million contract to integrate domestically developed avionics, electronic warfare systems, and missile defense suites onto 12 CH-53K Pereh helicopters. The aircraft, acquired through...

February 5, 2026
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Embraer Signs C-390 Support Deal With Hungary

Embraer signed a comprehensive service agreement to provide maintenance, logistics, and technical support for the Hungarian Air Force’s fleet of two C-390 Millennium transport aircraft. Leveraging its European support...

February 5, 2026
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Singapore Certifies Automated MRTT Refueling

Singapore achieved full certification of automatic air-to-air refueling capability on its Airbus A330 MRTT fleet, becoming the first operator globally to validate day-and-night automated refueling operations. Certification granted by...

February 5, 2026
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India Opens 5th-Gen Fighter Bid to Industry

India has shortlisted three industrial consortia to develop prototypes for its Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), excluding Hindustan Aeronautics Limited from a major aircraft development program for the first...

February 4, 2026
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India Taps Adani-Leonardo for Helicopter Build

Adani Defence & Aerospace and Italy’s Leonardo have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop a localized helicopter manufacturing and sustainment ecosystem in India. The partnership will initially...

February 4, 2026
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Saudi F-15 Fleet Gets US Sustainment Approval

Washington has cleared a potential $3-billion foreign military sale to sustain Saudi Arabia’s F-15 fighter fleet, reinforcing the long-standing defense relationship between the two countries. The package covers a...

February 4, 2026
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US Awards $328M IRST21 Sensor Contract

The United States has awarded Lockheed Martin a $328.5-million Foreign Military Sales contract to supply Taiwan’s Air Force with advanced IRST21 Legion-ES infrared search-and-track sensor systems. The long-wave infrared...

February 4, 2026
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C-390 Millennium Enters South Korean Service

Embraer has completed final assembly and rolled out the Republic of Korea Air Force’s first C-390 Millennium transport aircraft, marking a key milestone in Seoul’s Large Transport Aircraft initiative....

February 2, 2026
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US Navy Selects L3Harris Red Wolf to Extend AH-1Z Viper Strike Reach

The US Department of the Navy has selected L3Harris Technologies’ Red Wolf launched-effect vehicle for the US Marine Corps’ Precision Attack Strike Munition programme, delivering a major boost in...

February 2, 2026
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Seoul Backs $2.8B Boeing Plan to Modernize F-15 Strike Fleet

Boeing has secured a US Air Force contract worth up to $2.8 billion to upgrade the Republic of Korea Air Force’s F-15K Slam Eagle fleet, the South Korean derivative...