Edgewing has secured a £4.6 billion (YS$6.2billion) contract to deliver the next phase of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), the trilateral initiative between Italy, Japan and the UK to develop a next-generation fighter aircraft. Awarded by the GCAP Agency, which manages the programme on behalf of the three governments, the 18-month contract will complete
Honeywell Aerospace has secured a three-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Army, to repair and overhaul its T55-GA-714A turboshaft engines, which power CH-47 Chinook helicopters operated by the US Army and military customers worldwide. The agreement will help sustain high fleet readiness and performance across US and international Chinook operators. All
Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to supply 16 Gripen E fighter aircraft to Ukraine. Valued at approximately SEK24.6 billion (US$2.55 billion), the order will be booked in the third quarter of 2026, with deliveries scheduled for 2029-2030. The contract also covers spare parts, associated equipment and support items.
Embraer has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with Poland’s Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 2 (WZL 2), paving the way for closer industrial collaboration centred on the KC-390 Millennium transport aircraft. The agreement establishes a framework for future cooperation across a range of services and support activities, including aircraft completion and conversion, external painting, systems
Embraer and OGMA have successfully completed the first scheduled 24-month maintenance inspection on a C-390 Millennium operated by the Hungarian Air Force. The work was carried out at OGMA’s facilities in Portugal, marking a significant milestone for the programme and further strengthening the C-390 Millennium support network across Europe. The achievement follows the recent signing
CAE has secured a contract from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to modernise the visual systems of the German Navy’s NH90 NTH Sea Lion full-mission simulators. The upgrade will introduce CAE Prodigy, the company’s next-generation image generator, enhancing the realism and effectiveness of naval aviation training while reinforcing CAE’s long-standing partnership with Germany’s
Embraer has signed a new long-term agreement with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) to provide support solutions for its KC-390 Millennium fleet. Signed in São José dos Campos, Brazil, on June 18, 2026, the agreement deepens the partnership between Embraer and the FAB, with a focus on maximising the operational availability of the multimission aircraft.
Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation), acting on behalf of the French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), to develop new capabilities for the A400M military transport aircraft. The upgrades, known as the Parallel Mission System (PMS), will equip French Air and Space Force A400Ms with enhanced
The European Commission has agreed to support Safran Helicopter Engines, MTU Aero Engines and Avio Aero on SHARP, a major research project focused on future military helicopter propulsion. SHARP, short for Sovereign High-performance Architecture for Rotorcraft Propulsion, aims to develop scalable technology building blocks for a new state-of-the-art military helicopter engine. The project will receive
On June 2, Saab unveiled the first Gripen F fighter aircraft destined for the Brazilian Air Force during a rollout ceremony held at the company’s facilities in Linköping, Sweden. The Gripen F is the two-seat variant of the Gripen E and has been developed to meet the training and operational requirements of modern air forces.
