A Turkish military C-130 cargo aircraft crashed near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border on November 11, 2025, resulting in the loss of 20 lives. The incident occurred after the aircraft disappeared from radar while flying over Georgian airspace.
The World Defense Show (WDS) 2026 took place at the Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Center, attracting 1,400 companies from 89 countries. Saudi Arabia aims to become a major aerospace industrial hub by 2030, with the percentage of localized work growing from 4% in 2018 to nearly 25% in 2024.
Northrop Grumman's CEO Kathy Warden stated that her company has no plans to follow L3Harris' lead in allowing the Pentagon to take a financial stake in its solid rocket motors business. However, some suppliers may consider similar investments.
The US Army has budgeted for the first division in fiscal year 2027 to receive the production full stack Next Generation Command and Control ecosystem, according to officials. Brig.