UK Government Pauses Chagos Islands Sovereignty Bill Following Renewed Opposition
A debate on a bill that transfers sovereignty over the Chagos Islands - including Diego Garcia - to Mauritius has been delayed after questions about its compliance with an existing…
U.S. Approves Potential $2.3 Billion P-8A Poseidon Sale to Singapore
The U.S. has approved a possible $2.3B Foreign Military Sale to Singapore for up to four P-8A Poseidon aircraft and MK 54 torpedoes to boost maritime security. The U.S. State…
Qatari-donated 747 Will Fly as Air Force One in Summer 2026
The Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 is set to fly as “VC-25 bridge aircraft” by summer 2026, as delays continue to plague Boeing’s VC-25B presidential aircraft program. The U.S. Air Force expects…
South Korea’s EW Aircraft Moves Forward with $1.29 Billion Funding
South Korea’s DAPA held a meeting with LIG Nex1, which was awarded the contract in December 2025, to start planning the activities towards a planned fielding in 2034. Reports from…
New RAF Typhoon ECRS Mk2 AESA Radar Upgrade Contract Awarded
BAE Systems, Leonardo UK and Parker Meggitt have been awarded a £453 million contract for the supply of ECRS Mk2 AESA radars for RAF Typhoons, though at present only 40…
Finland’s First F-35 Delivered to U.S. Based Training Unit
Major Cole “Laser” Kingsbery, USAF, flew airframe JF-501 to Ebbing ANGB, Arkansas where it will be used to train Finnish personnel ahead of F-35s arriving in Finland later in 2026. …
