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F-16 Block 70 Slovakia Bulgaria Production
Military Aviation

Lockheed Martin Completes Production of F-16s for Slovakia and Bulgaria

Lockheed Martin has completed the production of the 14 F-16s Block 70 ordered by Slovakia and the eight of the initial order by Bulgaria, with eight more to be produced…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 18, 2025
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U.S. Marines Practice Large Scale Distributed Aviation Operations During Steel Knight 25

Steel Knight focused on contested maritime operations, with assets operating from far-off Forward Arming and Refueling Points and Air-Delivered Ground Refueling nodes in the ‘hub-and-spoke’ concept. The U.S. Marine Corps’…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
December 18, 2025
Swiss F-35 Order Cut
F-35

Budget Constraints Force Smaller Swiss F-35 Buy

Switzerland, after approving a US$7.5 billion expenditure for its next generation of fighter aircraft, is being forced to cut back its planned order of 36 F-35A Lightning IIs in order…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
December 17, 2025
Austria M-346F Block 20
Military Aviation

Leonardo Signs Contract for Austria’s M-346F Block20 Jets

The contract signed by Leonardo with the Italian Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness confirms Austria will get the new M-346F Block 20 variant. Leonardo has announced it signed a…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 17, 2025
Super Hornet SLM
Military Aviation

Boeing Awarded $931 Million Super Hornet Service Life Modification Contract

The U.S. Navy is continuing the work to extend the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s service life to 10,000 flight hours, with the latest contract covering up to 60 aircraft. The U.S.…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 17, 2025
VC-25B Air Force One Delivery 2028
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VC-25B Delivery Scheduled for Mid-2028

The U.S. Air Force now expects to take delivery of its first new Presidential jet in mid-2028, replacing the VC-25As that have served since 1990. In a statement released to…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
December 16, 2025
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