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7 January

Air

Textron Wins $41M Contract for US Air Force T-7A Maintenance Training Support

Textron Systems has secured a $41-million contract to support the US Air Force’s T-7A Advanced Pilot Training Program - Maintenance Training System.

Dec- 2025 -

30 December

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Spain Buys 18 C-295 Military Transport Aircraft From Airbus

Madrid has acquired 18 C-295 tactical transport aircraft from Airbus to replace the Spanish Air and Space Force’s CN-235 and C-212 planes in service since the 1970s.

30 December

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Japan Affirms 2035 Rollout for Next-Gen Fighter Aircraft Under GCAP

Japan has confirmed its plan to deploy a new platform by 2035 as part of the trilateral Global Combat Air Program with the UK and Italy.

29 December

Americas

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aaron Tate enters data into his portable maintenance computer in front of an F-22A Raptor aircraft at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 21, 2009. Tate and the jet are deployed from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force. (Released))

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed, MANTECH to Overhaul US Military Aircraft Upkeep With AI

Lockheed Martin and MANTECH have formalized a strategic teaming agreement to upgrade how the US military sustains its combat aircraft using AI.

22 December

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Japan Air Force Buys First Texan II Jet Trainers From Textron

Textron Aviation Defense has signed a contract to deliver the first Beechcraft T-6JP Texan II training aircraft to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

17 December

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Martin Rolls Out First F-35A Jet for Finland

Lockheed Martin has launched the Finnish Defence Force’s first F-35A Lightning II combat aircraft in Fort Worth, Texas.

16 December

Air

Concept of a Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

L3Harris to Integrate Comms for US Air Force’s $13B Doomsday Program

L3Harris Technologies has signed a subcontract to deliver support services for the US Air Force’s Survivable Airborne Operations Center program.

15 December

Air

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, board an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 13, 2025. SLTE 4-25 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

Rojoef Manuel

V-22 Osprey Faces Growing Safety Risks After Deadly Crashes, Reports Find

The US has identified longstanding safety, maintenance, and oversight failures in the V-22 Osprey program after fatal crashes have killed 20 service members since 2022.

15 December

Air

An Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Multifunction (ARL-M) aircraft being demilitarized in August. The ARL-M was first deployed in 1996 to replace the retiring OV-1D Mohawk aircraft. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army Photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Finalizes Decommissioning of Legacy Spy Planes

The US Army has retired its legacy fleet of aerial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance turboprops, ending more than five decades of operations.

7 December

Air