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Team Tempest partners power ahead with FCAS funding boost from UK Ministry of Defence. Here's my wrap-up from Farnborough air show briefing between BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK and Rolls-Royce www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026...

MGI Engineering spins up autonomous Vortex for UK competition. I didn't manage to get to this one last week amid all the Farnborough happenings, but another ACP/CCA design for us to take note of! www.flightglobal.com/military-uav...

FalconWorks boss details BAE Systems' 25-year journey to Brontanax CCA. My round-up from a batch of briefings at the Farnborough air show last week, where the new design broke cover. Some great insight as ever from BAE's Dave Holmes. www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026...

Today's surprise 2-unit Middle East GlobalEye order maintains serious momentum for the Saab-developed airborne, land and maritime surveillance platform. The UAE already received 5, Sweden has ordered 3 and France 2, with plans from NATO (up to 10), and Canada (unknown).

Undisclosed Middle East buyer signs $1 billion deal for two Saab GlobalEyes - good news also for Global 6500 producer Bombardier. Where are we speculating for this deal: Saudi Arabia (current Saab 2000 AEW&C user); Qatar? UAE jet pic from AirTeamImages. www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026...

French air force debuts Airbus Defence & Space A400M in real-world firefighting mission - sortie showed Atlas can drop 22t of fire retardant in support of national firefighting operations using prototype RO-RO payload. www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026...

How GCAP shone through Farnborough’s week in the sun - my analysis of all-things programme-related that dropped at the show this week. Away from my normal reporting beat I also enjoyed moderating the GCAP Agency & Edgewing panel discussion! www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026...

Tekever takes Corvus win to provide Watchkeeper UAV successor for the British Army. Great bit of reporting by my colleague Dominic Perry. Just a query - they did know to put the tails on Watchkeeper, right? So many of the MoD's images omit them! www.flightglobal.com/archive/2026...

Israel Aerospace Industries launches Ellyon 'all-in-one' airborne jamming solution. Cool-looking set of modifications depicted with Gulfstream G550, but IAI says its new system will be platform-agnostic. www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026...

France plots FCAS successor and eyes demonstrator flight next decade - great update by my colleague Dominic Perry following Dassault results call. The “matter of NGF Dassault-Airbus is behind us”, says CEO Eric Trappier. www.flightglobal.com/archive/2026...

Royal Air Force's first extended-range Chinook emerges in all-black finish - pix from Boeing UK. I will genuinely weep if they repaint it green. First of 14 aircraft on order. Plus Boeing, Lufthansa Technik sign MRO framework deal for German CH-47F fleet. www.flightglobal.com/helicopters-...

Terma targets new Lockheed Martin F-35 requirements using multi-mission pod design. Existing gun pod structure used on B & C models could house extra self-protection kit, jammer, or even weapons. From Farnborough air show interview. www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026...

This probably has already gone viral elsewhere, but the 'Brontanax' name for the new BAE Systems CCA unveiled at Farnborough today feels like it's going to take a little adjusting to. An amalgam of greek words representing the phrase 'Thunder King', apparently...

BAE Systems unveils Brontanax CCA for UK Royal Air Force need, ahead of first flight next year. Model revealed at Farnborough air show today. Has been developed in secrecy since 2022, with pictured flightworthy example at its Warton site in Lancashire. www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026...

Raytheon UK unleashes Red Kite precision-guided bomb - sovereign system makes use of StormBreaker airframe, with local 'smarts'. Being pitched as weapon for Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons. www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026...

The FlightGlobal team is on site at the Farnborough air show to bring you the best coverage this week - check out our scene-setting FlightGlobal Focus podcast episode: open.spotify.com/episode/6D6x...

Royal Air Force's second E-7A Wedgetail gets airborne as BoeingUK lands new support contracts (for E-7 and P-8A Poseidon). Presumably WT002 will now be heading off for a paint job asap... www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026...

Czech air force receives first Embraer C-390 transport ahead of Farnborough air show appearance. Liking the camouflage markings! Follows Brazil, Hungary and Portugal in fielding the Millennium. www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026...

Royal Air Force studying total future fleet size for nuclear-capable F-35A: clarifies first 12 planned jets will be for OCU use, with analysis ongoing to determine 'size and posture' of operational examples needed to support NATO dual-capable aircraft mission. www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026...

Germany's first Quadriga-programme Eurofighter makes flight debut from Manching. Aircraft is from a 2020 contract for 38 jets, via Airbus Defence & Space assembly line. www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026...