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Lockheed Martin Awarded $879 Million F-35 Armament Equipment Contract for U.S. and Allied Fleets
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin an $879 million contract to produce critical F-35 aircraft armament equipment for U.S. …
- Aerospace & AviationDrones & UAVs
US Air Force Races To Deploy Collaborative Combat Aircraft Amid Push For Air Dominance Against China
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: The U.S. Air Force plans to procure at least 150 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) by 2031 as part of its …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Spain Moves To Explore Turkish KAAN Fighter As F-35 Procurement Debate Intensifies
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Spain has reportedly opened discussions regarding potential participation in Türkiye’s KAAN fifth generation fighter program as Madrid reviews long term …
- Defense Contracts
Lockheed Martin Secures $14.5M Deal To Close F-35 Carrier Testing Gap
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $14.5 million U.S. Navy contract to install flight test instrumentation on CF-5 aircraft supporting …
- Middle East Defense & Security
Israel Approves Multibillion-Dollar U.S. Fighter Jet Deal
by Mr. SHEIKH (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readExecutive Summary: Israel has approved a multibillion-dollar procurement plan to acquire advanced U.S.-built fighter jets, including additional F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The …
- Defense Contracts
Lockheed Martin Secures $18.6M F-35 Canopy Tooling Contract Modification
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readExecutive Summary: Lockheed Martin has received an $18.6 million contract modification to expand tooling and test equipment for F-35 canopy production. The …
- Aerospace & AviationDrones & UAVs
Netherlands Moves To Fund US Air Force CCA Prototypes As F-35 Drone Teaming Race Accelerates
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readNetherlands CCA Prototypes Backed To Advance F-35 Drone Teaming The Netherlands CCA prototypes decision marks a notable step in allied participation in …
- Policy & StrategyDefense Budgets & Policy
Pentagon Moves To $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget As U.S. Expands Ships, Jets And Golden Dome
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes read$1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Signals Historic U.S. Military Expansion The $1.5 trillion defense budget proposed by the Trump administration would mark one …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Norway Scrambles F-35 Jets As Russian Maritime Patrol Aircraft Track NATO Naval Movements In High North
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readNorwegian F-35 Scramble Responds To Russian Arctic Surveillance Activity Norwegian F-35 jets were scrambled after Russian maritime patrol aircraft were detected operating …
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