Aerospace

Lockheed Martin linked sixteen F-35 simulators across four operating bases. F/A-18 training devices and an E-2D controller also joined the two-hour distributed multidomain mission rehearsal.

Lockheed Martin gains additional capacity under its F-35 support contract. The $871.24 million modification expands ordering headroom for site activation, equipment, and initial sustainment.

Germany’s first F-35A has been presented at Fort Worth, Texas. The rollout moves the 35-aircraft programme into its US-based training and delivery phase.

ASELSAN has demonstrated three airborne payloads aboard Bayraktar TB2 aircraft. The coordinated trial combined electronic support, electronic attack, and synthetic-aperture-radar reconnaissance.

Powerus has secured an initial Pakistani unmanned systems procurement order. A separate memorandum establishes a framework for possible wider cooperation subject to further agreements and approvals.

HAL has delivered nine aircraft across three Indian aerospace programmes. The handover closes the Tejas FOC trainer contract while advancing HTT-40 and Dhruv NG deliveries.

Perennial and Neros topped separate Drone Dominance Gauntlet mission areas. The results advance a Pentagon acquisition programme built around competitive testing, rapid manufacturing, and high-volume drone procurement.

Washington has approved a possible F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia. The $24.3 billion proposal covers 48 aircraft, engines, equipment, training, software, and sustainment rather than a completed contract.

Lockheed Martin will expand AIM-260 production under Pentagon framework agreement. The arrangement supports manufacturing investment ahead of a planned multiyear procurement contract that remains subject to Congressional approval.

KNDS will supply 126 THL20 turrets for India’s LCH fleet. The order extends an established armament relationship and adds another large production run for the 20M621-based system.