Daniel Mercer / Defense & Aerospace Analyst
Daniel Mercer is a defense and aerospace analyst at TheDefenseWatch.com covering military aviation, aerospace technology, unmanned systems, air warfare, and defense procurement. His reporting uses official documents, government and military statements, company announcements, and other public sources.
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Taiwan’s Domestically Built Narwhal Submarine Completes First Undersea Trial Amid Rising Regional Tensions
Taiwan Achieves Major Submarine Milestone Taiwan's first domestically built submarine, the Narwhal,…
CAE Wins $69.9M F-16 Block 70 Training Simulator Contract for Taiwan Air Force
CAE F-16 Block 70 contract expands Taiwan Air Force training capability CAE…
US Air Force Awards $235 Million F-16 Support Contract to Sabena Aerospace for Ukraine FMS
The US Air Force has awarded Sabena Aerospace Engineering a $235.4 million…
U.S. Army Awards Faxon Machining $473M Contract for 2,000-lb Bomb Bodies Supporting Air Force, FMS
Faxon Machining awarded major U.S. bomb production contract Faxon Machining LLC has…
Raytheon Secures $1.025B Army Contract for LTAMDS Radar Production in Massachusetts
Raytheon awarded $1.025 billion LTAMDS contract modification Lower Tier Air and Missile…
South Korea Begins Final Testing Phase of KF 21 Fighter Radar System
The KF 21 radar system has entered its final testing phase, marking…
Dutch Air Force Trains F-35A, KC-30M Dispersal at Schiphol in NATO Agile Combat Exercise
Exercise Tests F-35A KC-30M Dispersal From Schiphol The Royal Netherlands Air and…
Qatar Buys Thales Air Surveillance Radars to Strengthen Airspace Defense
Qatar Boosts Air Surveillance With Thales Radar Contract Qatar has ordered Thales…
India Weighs Local Production of Russian Su-57E as U.S. F-35 Option Gains Attention
India Explores Su-57E Local Production as Fighter Gap Widens India Su-57E fighter…
Belarus Receives First 2026 Batch of Su-30SM2 Multirole Fighters from Russia
Belarus Receives First Su-30SM2 Fighters in 2026 The Belarusian Ministry of Defense…