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Thailand becomes first customer for Airbus A330 MRTT+

Posted on September 26, 2025September 26, 2025 by alert5

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has made aviation history by becoming the first customer to order Airbus’s next-generation A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport Plus (MRTT+). The order, announced Sept. 25, marks a important milestone for Airbus as it transitions its tanker program from the legacy A330-200 to the more advanced A330neo variant.

Graphic: Airbus
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LIG NEX1-Korean Air Consortium takes lead in South Korea’s Electronic Warfare aircraft program

Posted on September 25, 2025 by alert5

The LIG NEX1-Korean Air consortium has emerged as the highest-scoring bidder in South Korea’s 1.78 trillion won ($1.29 billion) electronic warfare aircraft program, outperforming the competing Korea Aerospace Industries-Hanwha Systems team in technical evaluations, according to defense industry sources.

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U.S. Navy jet trainer contest intensifies as competitors target Boeing’s struggles

Posted on September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 by alert5

Competitors vying to replace the U.S. Navy’s T-45 Goshawk are expressing confidence as Boeing struggles with delays and production issues plaguing its T-7 trainer program.

Beechcraft M-346N aircraft at Beech Field, Wichita, Kansas on Sept. 12, 2025.
The M-346N is the proposed replacement for the T-45 Goshawk jet trainer for the U.S. Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System program and a product prepared for competition by Beechcraft in colloboration with Leonardo of Italy. (Textron Aviation photos by Greg L. Davis)

Textron’s ATAC unit wins $7.82 million contract for F-16 chase services

Posted on August 19, 2025 by alert5

Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, a unit of Textron Inc., secured a task order worth up to $7.82 million to provide chase flight support services for F-16 aircraft under the Foreign Military Sales program, the company announced Aug. 18.

A pilot taxis down the flightline in an F-21 Kafir aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Nov. 6. The Airborne Tactical Advantage Company is training with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 for the next two weeks to support new and transition pilots in their certification for the F-35B. The pilot is with ATAC.

Photo by Cpl. Benjamin McDonald

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Italy awards $300M contract for EA-37B electronic warfare aircraft

Posted on July 23, 2025 by alert5

L3Harris Technologies has received a $300 million contract from Italy to deliver two Gulfstream G550 aircraft modified for electromagnetic warfare operations, marking the first U.S. government-approved sale of the EA-37B system to an international ally.

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