Farnborough – October 12, 2026 -- AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER) placed a direct order for 15 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, taking its fleet of 787 aircraft to approximately 140. The lessor announced the order at the 2026 Farnborough International Air Show.

AerCap schedules deliveries of the 15 aircraft through 2033

The aircraft will be delivered through 2033, giving the lessor a long-dated widebody pipeline. AerCap selected GE Aerospace's GEnx-1B engines to power all 15 jets.

Houston – October 11, 2026 -- Bristow Group (NYSE: VTOL) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Berry Aviation from Acorn Capital Management for $105 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments, and plans to sell its Norway Offshore Energy Services business. The two moves would cut Bristow's offshore energy share of revenue to about 54% on a 2025 pro forma basis, from an actual 66%.

York, Pa. – October 08, 2026 -- BAE Systems has secured a $230.1 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to produce 32 chassis for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle Recovery variant, designated ACV-R, expanding the service's amphibious vehicle fleet.

New Haven, Conn. – October 07, 2026 -- General Dynamics Land Systems and Primordial Labs have signed a master teaming agreement to integrate natural language command and control software across GDLS's combat vehicle portfolio, including the Abrams tank and next-generation combat vehicles.

Reston, Va. – October 07, 2026 -- General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) announced that its board has elected company president Danny Deep as chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2027, succeeding Phebe Novakovic after 13 years in the role.

Albuquerque, N.M. – October 07, 2026 -- X-Bow Systems has secured a prototype agreement worth up to $69.7 million to develop and qualify a solid rocket motor booster for a U.S. Navy next-generation weapon program targeting surface warfare threats.

New Taipei City – October 07, 2026 -- Upbeat Technology launched the Bluemag Pi, a sensor-integrated flight controller combining real-time flight control with onboard AI inference, targeting long-endurance fixed-wing aircraft, commercial multirotor drones and unmanned surface vessels.

San Leandro, Calif. – October 07, 2026 -- Fisica, Inc. has secured a new contract under the U.S. Space Force's Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) program, advancing the initiative's second ground-based sensor site to the United Kingdom.

Halifax – October 07, 2026 -- Galaxia and Maritime Launch Services Inc. (CBOE: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) have agreed that Galaxia will develop and supply an Autonomous Flight Safety System (AFSS) for launch operations at Spaceport Nova Scotia, marking a step toward Canadian sovereign launch capability.

New Century, Kan. – October 07, 2026 -- Butler National Corporation (OTCQX: BUKS) has authorized a $10 million increase to its common stock repurchase program, lifting total available authorization to approximately $11.9 million and extending the window for buybacks through April 30, 2029.