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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.
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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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Philippines’ Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. announced on Jun. 30 that the country’s PHP61 billion multi-role fighter program should proceed as a comprehensive “full package” that includes airborne warning and control systems and aerial tankers for mid-air refueling, expanding the scope significantly beyond the original fighter aircraft acquisition.
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South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced the successful completion of safety separation flight tests for its indigenously developed long-range stealthy air-to-ground missile.
France is moving to replace its aging airborne early warning fleet with plans to acquire advanced surveillance aircraft from Sweden’s Saab. The country announced its intention to acquire GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft to replace its E-3 AWACS platforms, with a joint declaration of intent signed at the Paris Air Show on June 18, 2025.
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