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AWIN Members Only: The world is experiencing its biggest defense boom in decades as nations respond to a rapidly deteriorating security environment and unprecedented levels of strategic instability. Military aircraft and weapons systems are leading this surge, while ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East continue to reshape global defense priorities and transform traditional supplier-customer relationships across continents. View the data from Aviation Week’s Defense Market Analyzer—link in the comments.

Following huge investments to overcome supply chain, production rate and durability problems, commercial engine-makers are on a roll. With around 29,000 medium and large civil engines on order and more than 56,000 delivered from active or recently concluded large-scale production programs, the sector is accelerating into its busiest period since the start of the Jet Age. Read more: https://bit.ly/3SAcYbZ

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Electric Aviation Milestone: Heart's X1 Demonstrator Takes Flight Heart Aerospace has achieved a milestone in electric aviation: On August 12, its X1 demonstrator took flight, becoming the heaviest electric aircraft yet to fly. Rare among startups, Heart converted a full-scale ground-test airframe into a flying demonstrator—proving both their design and their team's capabilities.This bold approach validates their regional electric airliner concept and demonstrates that electric aviation is scaling up from prototypes to practical aircraft. What do you think this means for the future of regional aviation? Get the full story → https://bit.ly/4wYy5mC

California-based startup SiFly Aviation has raised $20 million in Series A funding as it prepares to begin production of its long-endurance Q12 electric drone, targeting initial revenue-generating deliveries in the first quarter of 2027. Read more—link in the comments.

Aviation Week's Defense Market Analyzer shows the narrowing gap between NATO and U.S. defense spending as a percentage of GDP. 📉 Review the data—link in the comments.

Saab is challenging the low-cost, attritable model adopted by Sweden’s allies with a supersonic, survivable complement to Gripen. Read more: https://bit.ly/3V095xR

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🎙️ How The A321 Became Airbus' Sales Engine Did Boeing's inaction hand Airbus a sales bonanza? United Airlines' plans to use XLRs on new transatlantic routes revive the question. 🎧 Listen to the latest #Check6 Podcast: https://lnkd.in/ePgfEV37 #Boeing #Airbus #United #AviationPodcast