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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Europe Could Tap Massive ESM Crisis Fund to Finance Defense Spending
Europe Might Use 500 Billion Euro Crisis Fund for Defense Europe could…
Italian Army Receives First Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicles, Launching A2CS Armoured Combat System
Italy Launches A2CS With First Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicles The Italian…
U.S. Says Venezuela Raid Restores Military Deterrence After Maduro Capture
U.S. Says Venezuela Raid Restores Military Deterrence After Maduro Capture U.S. War…
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…