Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Jul- 2026 -

24 July

Italy to Become Regional C-130J Maintenance Hub Under Leonardo-Lockheed Deal

Leonardo and Lockheed Martin have signed an agreement to expand maintenance, repair, and overhaul services in support of the C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.

24 July

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Pratt & Whitney Engine for Semi-Autonomous Collaborative Platforms Hits Milestone

Semi-autonomous collaborative aircraft could soon receive a new propulsion system as RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney has completed a key design milestone for its Valox 1500 engine.

24 July

Romania shot down a drone in its airspace on Friday, its president said, a first since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Staff Writer With AFP

Romania Shoots Down Drone in Its Airspace for First Time

Romania shot down a drone in its airspace on Friday, its president said, a first since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

24 July

An artistic rendition of Team Tempest's target system.

Jodesz Gavilan

UK Awards BAE $946M to Advance Future Combat Air Technologies

The UK has awarded BAE Systems a $946-million contract to accelerate development of technologies for its Future Combat Air System.

24 July

Jodesz Gavilan

US Navy Buys Three E-2D Hawkeye Aircraft for $1.2 Billion

The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a nearly $1.2-billion contract to build three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II airborne early warning and command-and-control aircraft.

23 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Greece to Buy Anti-Drone ‘Achilles Shield’ From Israel for $3.1B

Greece on Thursday approved plans to buy an anti-missile, anti-aircraft and anti-drone defensive dome called "Achilles Shield" from Israel for $3.1 billion, a defense ministry source told AFP.

23 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Malaysia Announces Missile Order for Stalled Warship Program

Malaysia has signed a deal to purchase surface-to-air missiles for its long-delayed warship program from European manufacturer MBDA after an earlier contract for strike missiles was cancelled.

23 July

Rojoef Manuel

GE, Magellan Plan Gripen Jet Engine Support in Canada

GE Aerospace and Magellan Aerospace Corporation have signed an agreement to launch maintenance, repair, and overhaul services in Canada for the F414-GE-39E engine powering the Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet.

23 July

Rojoef Manuel

CAE, Leonardo Boost M-346 Training for Future Air Combat

Canadian flight training provider CAE has signed an agreement with Italian aerospace company Leonardo to modernize courses associated with the M-346 Master transonic training aircraft.

23 July