Merlin has been awarded a new task order valued at $8.9m to advance its C-130J autonomy programme with the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

Two NH-90 helicopters from the Spanish Air and Space Force conducted an Alpha Scramble on 5 November in response to unidentified drones detected over Romania.

Five US federal departments have agreed an expanded approach to coordinating counter-uncrewed aircraft system operations, including a process for evaluating technologies before their deployment.

Electra Defense has received a $4.7m contract from the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to advance the development and evaluation of hybrid-electric aircraft technologies.

Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has been awarded a contract to supply its S-92A+ helicopter to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) for the country’s next presidential helicopter.

The US Department of State has approved a possible $1.08bn Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Mexico covering 11 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, associated equipment, training and support.

Leonardo has raised its 2026 orders guidance to €29.5bn after reporting a 27.8% year-on-year increase in orders through to October.

BAE Systems has begun assembling the front fuselage of the first Eurofighter Typhoon being built for Türkiye, marking the start of production.