Executive Summary: Australia is acquiring a new counter unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) sensor capability from a United Kingdom defense company as drone …
Aerospace & Aviation
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
BAE Systems Moves To Offer T-7 Red Hawk As RAF Seeks Next-Generation Pilot Training
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: BAE Systems says the T-7 Red Hawk offers a fundamentally different approach to Royal Air Force pilot training by combining …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
US Approves $1.5 Billion Black Hawk Helicopter Sale To Austria, Expanding European Air Mobility Capability
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $1.5 billion Foreign Military Sales package for UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and …
- Aerospace & AviationDrones & UAVs
UK Moves To Deliver 150,000 Drones To Ukraine As Allies Expand Battlefield Technology Support
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: The United Kingdom has announced a new military assistance package worth £752 million ($996 million) that will provide Ukraine with …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
How Many Fighter Jets Does the UK Have in 2026? Inside Britain’s 158-Strong Combat Air Fleet
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 6 minutes readExecutive Summary: Britain’s frontline fighter fleet stands at 158 aircraft in mid-2026 — 111 Eurofighter Typhoons and 47 F-35B Lightning IIs — …
- Aerospace & AviationDrones & UAVs
Red Cat Unveils Hellcat UAV To Expand Tactical Drone Operations And Support Multi Domain Missions
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: U.S. drone manufacturer Red Cat Holdings unveiled its new Hellcat small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) during Eurosatory 2026 in Paris. …
- Aerospace & AviationDrones & UAVs
USAF Awards GA-ASI Production Contract for FQ-42A Dark Merlin Collaborative Combat Aircraft
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readExecutive Summary: The U.S. Air Force has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) a production contract for the FQ-42A Dark Merlin, …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Finland Moves To Expand F-35 Strike Capability With U.S. GBU-53 Glide Bomb Purchase
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: Finland announced on June 18 that it will procure U.S.-made GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) glide bombs for …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
U.S. Airpower Expands Joint Combat Training Capability In British Skies
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: U.S. Air Force fighters, bombers, and support aircraft recently conducted large-scale operations in British airspace alongside Royal Air Force assets. …
- Aerospace & AviationDrones & UAVs
Renault Races To Expand Drone Production Amid Europeโs Defense Manufacturing Push
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Renault and Thales have launched a strategic partnership to mass produce the Toutatis loitering munition, marking a significant expansion of …
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