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Is Airbus to Save 3,000 UK Aerospace Jobs After Spirit AeroSystems Deal?
Dec. 8, 2025 - The agreement will transfer 1,550 staff at the Belfast plant and 1,200 at Prestwick to Airbus, safeguarding a combined total of 2,750 UK manufacturing jobs as part of a major reshuffle tied to Spirit AeroSystems’ impending sale to Boeing. This carve-out brings the UK’s wing and aircraft-components work under Airbus control, securing key production capacity for jets like the A220, A320 and A350, and ending several months of uncertainty for workers. (SimpleFlying)
U.S. Approves $2.68B Bomb Sale to Canada
Dec. 6, 2025 - The U.S. State Department cleared a potential sale of air-strike weapons and related equipment to Canada, valued at up to US$2.68 billion, under a proposed Foreign Military Sale program. (Defense Security Cooperation Agency)
U.S. Clears $3.7B Weapons Sale to Denmark — Major Air-Defense & Missile Deal Approved
Dec. 6, 2025 - The U.S. State Department has authorized two major Foreign Military Sales to Denmark totaling about $3.73 billion, including 200 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles and a large ground-based air-defense package. The air-defense portion of the deal, valued at roughly $3.0 billion, includes an Integrated Battle Command System with Indirect Fire Protection Capability, radars, launchers, command-and-control infrastructure, communications equipment, and long-term technical and logistics support. (Defence Blog)
Pentagon Funds 198 More F-35 Jets Under $1.14B Contract Modification
Dec. 6, 2025 - The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.14 billion contract modification to procure long-lead materials for 198 additional F-35 Lightning II jets under Lots 20 and 21, supporting U.S. services, partner nations, and Foreign Military Sales customers. (Defence Blog)
SpaceX in Talks for $800B Secondary Sale — $800B Valuation Would Make It America’s Most Valuable Private Company
Dec. 5, 2025 - SpaceX is reportedly exploring a secondary share sale that would value the company at $800 billion, doubling its prior $400 billion valuation and potentially surpassing OpenAI as the most valuable private firm in the U.S. This soaring valuation reflects investor appetite for large private companies that achieve public-market scale while remaining outside public-market scrutiny. If completed, the deal would establish SpaceX as America’s most valuable privately held company. (TechCrunch)
Northrop Unveils “Project Talon” Autonomous Combat Aircraft — New Loyal-Wingman Prototype Revealed by Northrop Grumman
Dec. 4, 2025 - Project Talon, a new autonomous “collaborative combat aircraft” (CCA) from Northrop Grumman, made its public debut at the Mojave Air and Space Port on Dec. 3 as a lighter, faster-to-build alternative to its previous CCA offering. The demonstrator is roughly 1,000 pounds lighter, uses about 50 % fewer parts, and was built in about 15 months — with first flight expected by fall 2026. While Talon isn’t currently pitched as Northrop’s official submission for the next CCA competition, multiple U.S. services and international partners have already shown interest in the design, which is framed around affordability, rapid production, and flexibility across “multiple missions.” (Air & Space Forces Magazine)
Boeing Says Spirit AeroSystems Deal Could Close by Year-End After FTC Approval
Dec. 4, 2025 - Boeing says it aims to finalize its $4.7 billion acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems by the end of 2025, after obtaining conditional clearance from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC’s green light comes with requirements for Boeing to divest certain Spirit business units — mainly those supplying competitors — to preserve competition in aerospace supply chains. The successful completion of the deal would re-integrate Spirit’s majority operations under Boeing, reshaping the supplier landscape for future commercial and defense aircraft production. (Seeking Alpha)
Smiths Group to Sell Baggage-Screening Unit to CVC for £2.0B ($2.65B)
Dec. 3, 2025 - The U.K.’s Smiths Group has agreed to sell its Smiths Detection unit — maker of airport baggage-screening and explosive-detection gear — to private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners for £2.0 billion (about US$2.65 billion, including debt). (Reuters)
Boeing Sees Pickup in 737 and 787 Deliveries, Expects Positive Cash Flow in 2026
Dec. 2, 2025 - Boeing’s CFO Jay Malave told a UBS conference the company expects to increase deliveries of its 737 and 787 jets next year, with the 737-10 narrow-body jet certification anticipated later in the year, helping drive margins higher. He forecast that improved deliveries, plus gains in Boeing’s defense and space divisions, should push annual free cash flow back into “low-single-digit” billions of dollars in 2026 — reversing 2025’s expected cash burn. The upbeat outlook ignited investor enthusiasm, lifting Boeing’s shares more than 8% after the announcement. (Reuters)
RTX Bags $1.6 B F135 Engine Sustainment Deal — $1.6B Contract Boosts Long-Term F-35 Support Pipeline
Dec. 2, 2025 - RTX Corporation said it has clinched a US $1.6 billion sustainment contract for its F135 engines (used on F 35 Lightning II jets), covering depot-level maintenance, repairs, spare-parts supply, engineering support, and related services for U.S. and allied customers. The contract underscores the ongoing support commitment to over 1,300 F135 engines already delivered to the U.S. and 20 allied nations. This deal follows a prior $2.8 billion F135 production contract announced in August 2025, further securing RTX’s long-term revenue base from the F-35 program. (Reuters)
