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During Spain's ATLAS 26 counter-drone exercise at the Médano del Loro range in Huelva, EM&E Group demonstrated armored-vehicle remote weapon stations and a jamming-capable ground robot that detected and downed multiple drones.
Finland received its second delivery of F-35A fighters on Oct. 23, when jets JF-509 and JF-511 landed at the Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi. The country now has four F-35s on home soil, according to the Finnish Defence Forces.
A supplier dispute has reportedly stopped Boeing's 777F production for close to two months. The freighter has delivered 21 units so far this year and was recently cleared by the FAA to stay in production until 2030.
DJI has issued a new firmware release for its Avata FPV drone. The published release notes point to modest changes rather than major new features.
The U.S. Army has awarded L3Harris a three-year contract worth up to $60 million to develop a maneuverable, long-range interceptor missile. It is meant to engage small and medium drones at greater ranges than current counter-UAS weapons.
The U.S. Air Force has released more details on its $20.7 billion sole-source AIM-120 AMRAAM deal with Raytheon. The contract spans seven production lots and keeps the Tucson, Arizona, missile line running until mid-2033.
NAVSEA has increased Fluor Marine Propulsion's contract by $2.4 billion. The company runs the Naval Nuclear Laboratory, which designs and supports the reactors in all U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers.
The Royal Canadian Air Force has accepted its first two CF-35A jets, Canada's variant of Lockheed Martin's F-35A. The aircraft will remain at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, where they will be used for pilot training.
Lockheed Martin won a $114.6 million order to redesign the F-35's GPS electronic unit and NAV100 inertial navigation system. The work replaces electronic components that are going out of production so the fighter can stay in production.
Industry leaders, including the heads of MakeUK and aerospace and defence trade body ADS, told MPs that the government's investment plan does not yet give companies a sound basis to commit capital. techUK and the FSB also gave evidence.
Air Serbia is weighing additions to its ten-strong ATR72-600 fleet to support regional growth. CEO Jiri Marek told Aviation Week that the turboprops are the main feeder for the carrier's network across the wider Balkans.
During a Defence Committee hearing, a committee member asked the MoD's Permanent Secretary five times whether the UK Defence Investment Plan's funding is weighted toward later years, raising scrutiny of how the spending settlement is phased.
Streeting has voiced unease after more than £1 billion was taken out of the UK's defence housing budget during the Defence Investment Plan process.
Fly a Spitfire has released a statement on progress with its de Havilland Mosquito ZK-WEL (TE881), which is nearing its first flight at Ardmore in New Zealand.
Allegiant Air is adding six Boeing 737 MAX jets to its fleet plans, with deliveries scheduled for 2028. The order comes from the carrier exercising its first purchase option with Boeing.
NASA's October Artemis Update reports progress on stacking the Space Launch System, development of a lunar surface 'sortie' spacesuit, and two alternative mission paths being considered for 2028.
A Falcon 9 lifted off from California on Oct. 23 carrying 27 Starlink broadband satellites. It was SpaceX's first Starlink mission in 11 days, a sign that the company's recently brisk launch pace has slowed.
SEA Prime says its Milano Prime business aviation facilities logged over 28,900 movements in January–September 2026, up 5% year on year, with growth driven largely by a rise in flights to and from the United States.
NASA has detailed its plans for the Artemis III moon-lander test flight, which is set to fly to Earth orbit next year, though the agency has not yet set a firm launch date.
NASA has revised its lunar lander plans for upcoming Moon landings and says it has resolved a long-running problem with the Orion spacecraft. Agency officials say they have the mandate, resources and stakeholder backing to move forward.
NASA and its commercial human landing system providers, Blue Origin and SpaceX, have simplified their crewed lunar lander designs and revised operational concepts to speed up development for Moon missions planned in 2028.
NASA says Artemis III, set for 2027, will be a complex test mission to rehearse future Moon lander operations before crews land, with NASA astronauts Bresnik, Rubio and Douglas joined by ESA's Luca Parmitano.
A new study proposes 27 exoplanets as observation targets for the Lazuli Space Telescope, billed as the first privately built space telescope and expected to launch within a few years. Several of the targets are well-known worlds.
NASA has ended science operations for the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory after its orbit decayed below about 275 km, where atmospheric drag prevents its telescopes from holding steady on targets. The mission leaves a large scientific legacy.
Israeli Air Force activity, naval deployments and increasingly threatening rhetoric suggest that hostilities between Israel and Iran could soon flare up again, according to an analysis of recent military indicators.
NASA gave a progress update and new mission details for Artemis III and IV, now targeted for 2027 and 2028. The agency says it is still confident it can return American astronauts to the lunar surface by 2028.
General Dynamics Information Technology has named Amy Johnson as its new president. She succeeds Amy Gilliland, who was dismissed earlier this month after leading the defence IT business unit for nearly ten years.
The U.S. Air Force commander on Okinawa has imposed a one-month curfew and alcohol limits on junior enlisted Airmen and Guardians at Kadena Air Base. The move follows the arrest of a U.S. Marine in connection with the alleged robbery and killing of a Japanese civilian.
A look back at Oct. 23, 2007, when Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off on STS-120 carrying the Harmony node to the ISS. The connecting module enabled later attachment of the European and Japanese laboratory segments.
Space Systems Command has awarded the first six operational contracts under the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR) for space monitoring support. Unresolved issues include priority service rights and compensation for satellites lost in a conflict.