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Embraer scraped into the lower end of its target for commercial jet deliveries in 2025, after projecting a figure between 77 and 85 at the start of the year. On January 6, 2026, Embraer confirmed that 78 commercial aircraft were delivered during the year, up from 73 in 2024. Deliveries included 34 E175s, six E190-E2s and 38 E195-E2s. In 2025, its executive aviation sector delivered 155 jets, a figure at the higher end of its 145-155 guidance for the year. In 2024, Embraer delivered 130 business jets. Overall, when combining both commercial and executive jet deliveries in 2024, Embraer delivered…

PARIS — British defense firm Babcock plans to develop a containerized launch system for low-cost missiles manufactured by Estonian startup Frankenburg Technologies, with the goal of providing cheap maritime defenses against one-way attack drones.Babcock and Frankenburg signed a memorandum of understanding to explore development of a “new and affordable” maritime counter-drone air-defense system, with engineering led from the United Kingdom in order to provide a “new sovereign capability,” the companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday.Tallinn, Estonia-based Frankenburg says it aims to develop missile systems that are ten times cheaper and a hundred times faster to produce than current…

The United States has carried out two separate interdiction operations against sanctioned oil tankers on January 7, 2026, seizing one vessel in the North Atlantic and apprehending another in the Caribbean Sea, in what US officials describe as an intensified enforcement campaign against illicit maritime activity linked to sanctioned oil networks. Bella 1 seized in the North Atlantic (Credit: U.S. European Command) US European Command (EUCOM) confirmed that the M/V Bella 1 was seized in the North Atlantic pursuant to a warrant issued by a US federal court for violations of US sanctions. According to EUCOM, the operation was conducted…

Corporate private jet rentals give businesses control over time, access, and productivity that commercial travel cannot match. Executives reach multiple cities in a single day, avoid delays, and arrive ready to work, not recover. The result is faster decisions, tighter schedules, and a measurable advantage in how opportunities are pursued and closed. Picture a leadership team facing a last-minute investor meeting after a delayed product launch. Commercial flights are booked solid, connections add hours, and the margin for error is gone. A private jet changes the equation instantly, turning travel into a strategic tool rather than a constraint, aligning schedules…

MANILA, Philippines — The Japanese government has urged China to withdraw sweeping export restrictions on dual-use items that block goods for Japan’s defense forces.A statement from China’s Ministry of Commerce, released on Jan. 6, prohibits the export of all dual-use items Japan uses for military purposes.China did not stipulate covered items, but experts believe the restrictions could affect rare earth minerals.According to a Reuters report, Beijing’s export control list for dual-use goods and technologies contains more than 1,000 items including medium and heavy rare earth minerals. These critical minerals are used in products such as batteries, wind turbines, computers and…

Ukraine’s air force says its F-16s have destroyed more than 1,000 Russian aerial targets since entering combat, a milestone that offers the clearest picture yet of how the Western fighter is actually being used in the war.  The figure comes from a Ukrainian Air Force video interview with an F-16 pilot, who says the aircraft have primarily served in an air-defense role, intercepting cruise missiles and one-way attack drones aimed at Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. The F-16s began flying combat missions in August 2024 after Ukraine received aircraft from Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway.  According to the pilot, Ukrainian F-16s have focused less on air-to-air…

Lufthansa celebrated its centenary on January 6, 2026, marking 100 years since the founding of the original “Luft Hansa” airline in Berlin.  The anniversary marks a century of operations for the airline group, which now transports over 150 million passengers annually across more than 300 destinations as Europe’s largest carrier. The anniversary, celebrated under the motto “We are the Journey,” honors the 40,000 employees from 122 nations who work for the Lufthansa brand, and the 100,000 people from over 160 nations employed across the Lufthansa Group, which includes SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Discover Airlines, Eurowings, ITA Airways, and Brussels Airlines. The…

Alaska Airlines has announced it is placing a record order with Boeing for 105 additional 737 MAX 10 aircraft, which will bring its total order book for this model to 174 units, and five B787 widebody airliners for an undisclosed amount.  The former will expand the airline’s fleet as well as replace some of the 248 Boeing aircraft it currently operates, while the latter will be used to strengthen its recently launched long-haul operations to Europe and Asia.  The last couple of years have seen Alaska Airlines undergo massive corporate changes, first with the acquisition and integration of Hawaiian Airlines in 2023, then with the announcement, in 2025, of the launch of a dozen long-haul routes out of its hub at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA).  This deal coincides with the 60th anniversary…

The United States has carried out two separate interdiction operations against sanctioned oil tankers on January 7, 2026, seizing one vessel in the North Atlantic and apprehending another in the Caribbean Sea, in what US officials describe as an intensified enforcement campaign against illicit maritime activity linked to sanctioned oil networks. Bella 1 seized in the North Atlantic (Credit: U.S. European Command) US European Command (EUCOM) confirmed that the M/V Bella 1 was seized in the North Atlantic pursuant to a warrant issued by a US federal court for violations of US sanctions. According to EUCOM, the operation was conducted…

After much speculation over the previous week, and a huge buildup of special forces assets in the UK, the operation to seize the now Russian-flagged oil tanker, the Marinera, has finally been launched. Rather than using the aircraft deployed to the UK, multiple images taken from the ship and released by RT instead depict an MH-6 Little Bird, the 160th SOAR’s smallest helicopter, operating near the ship with special forces personnel lining the side doors.U.S. forces successfully launched a mission to seize the Marinera, formerly Bella 1, on Jan. 7. Russian state media released imagery from the vessel showing a…