Spain is placing orders for 100 Airbus helicopters | Airbus

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-12-spanish-ministry-of-defence-orders-100-airbus-helicopters 

[Podcast] Fiat y Misubitshi en la IIGM: ¿hicieron lo mejor para sus bolsillos y lo peor para sus ejercitos?

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/podcast-fiat-y-misubitshi-en-la-iigm-hicieron-lo-mejor-para-sus-bolsillos-y-lo-peor-para-sus-ejercitos/

Material failure involved in over half of serious V-22 Osprey safety incidents since 2021 | Flight Global

https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/material-failure-involved-in-more-than-half-of-serious-osprey-safety-incidents-since-2021/165692.article

Turkey Shoots Down UAV Near Black Sea, Scrambles F-16s to Secure Airspace – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/turkey-shoots-down-uav-near-black-sea-scrambles-f-16s-to-secure-airspace/

FCAS on the Brink: European Fighter Jet Program Near Collapse as Talks Fail – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/fcas-on-the-brink-european-fighter-jet-program-near-collapse-as-talks-fail/

Titra Advances Uncrewed Helicopter Conversion as Turkey Tracks Global Rotorcraft Shift – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/titra-advances-uncrewed-helicopter-conversion-as-turkey-tracks-global-rotorcraft-shift/

SpiceJet and Natilus Partner to Launch Blended-Wing Aircraft in India – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/spicejet-and-natilus-partner-to-launch-blended-wing-aircraft-in-india/

Trump administration unveils 10-year strategy to advance US air taxi sector | News | Flight Global

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/trump-administration-unveils-10-year-strategy-to-advance-us-air-taxi-sector/165732.article

Bell and U.S. Army Advance MV-75 FLRAA Through Joint NASA Simulator Testing – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/bell-and-u-s-army-advance-mv-75-flraa-through-joint-nasa-simulator-testing/

Iberia operará esta Navidad más de 11500 vuelos

https://grupo.iberia.es/pressrelease/details/24507?ref=email

VC-25B Delivery Scheduled for Mid-2028

https://theaviationist.com/2025/12/16/vc-25b-delivery-mid-2028/

Wisk Completes First Flight of Generation 6 Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/wisk-completes-first-flight-of-generation-6-autonomous-evtol-aircraft/

Drug seizures at Brussels Airport nearly double as cannabis and ketamine surge - Aviation24.be

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brussels-airport-bru/drug-seizures-at-brussels-airport-nearly-double-as-cannabis-and-ketamine-surge/

Economy Seats Are Torture: Why They Hurt So Much

Ever fly Economy and felt like you were being tortured by the seat? It turns out that you're not being fussy, the seats really are horrible from an ergonomic point of view, which is why you're suffering. Oh, and that might be by design.

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https://newatlas.com/aircraft/aircraft-flight-economy-seat-uncomfortable/

Rolls-Royce begins AE 1107 engine testing to power new MV-75 FLRAA tilt-rotor for US Army

https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/2025/16-12-2025-rr-begins-ae-1107-engine-testing-to-power-mv-75-flraa-for-army-prototypes.aspx

U.S. Navy Plans 216 New Trainer Jets to Replace Aging T-45 Goshawk Fleet – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/u-s-navy-plans-216-new-trainer-jets-to-replace-aging-t-45-goshawk-fleet/

Leonardo receives formal contract for Austrian air force M-346 F Block 20 acquisition | Flight Global

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/leonardo-receives-formal-contract-for-austrian-m-346-f-block-20-acquisition/165722.article

Archer Aviation Plans UK Engineering Hub to Support eVTOL and Defense Programs – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/archer-aviation-plans-uk-engineering-hub-to-support-evtol-and-defense-programs/

Embraer delivers first A-29N Super Tucanos to the Portuguese Air Force and announces potential assembly line in Portugal

https://www.embraer.com/media-center/en/?mediatype=NEWS&detail=23792-Embraer-delivers-first-A-29N-Super-Tucanos-to-the-Portuguese-Air-Force-and-announces-potential-assembly-line-in-Portugal 

Eve Celebrates Brazil’s Listing and Secures $40 Million Debt from BNDES to eVTOL Program

https://www.embraer.com/media-center/en/?mediatype=NEWS&detail=23669-Eve-Celebrates-Brazil%E2%80%99s-Listing-and-Secures-%2440-Million-Debt-from-BNDES-to-eVTOL-Program

Russia to retire 300 ageing Mi-8 helicopters as safety limits reached

https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/russia-mi-8-helicopters-retirement/

Dassault Aviation CEO unsure if FCAS fighter will go ahead | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/dassault-aviation-ceo-says-unsure-if-fcas-fighter-project-will-go-ahead-2025-12-16/

[España] Cinco años implantando la excelencia en las compras públicas – Compra Pública Excelente

https://www.comprapublicaexcelente.es/cinco-anos-implantando-la-excelencia-en-las-compras-publicas/

FCAS fighter jet "very unlikely" after ministers' talks, source says | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/fcas-fighter-jet-very-unlikely-after-ministers-talks-source-says-2025-12-16/

China's Y-30 military transport aircraft flies for the first time

https://x.com/RupprechtDeino/status/2000844360871506383

Boeing’s Air Force One presidential jet program reaches $4.3B - YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lETVnnjufjQ