BIG AVIATION REPORT

Fri, Sep 4, 2026, 12:08:51 MT

THE AVIATIONIST · DEFENSE

L3HARRIS BUILDS FIRST PODDED VIPER SHIELD FOR THE F-16...

The company says the first pod was assembled using production systems, as Viper Shield orders grow to 233 units across eight allied nations.

SCOTT: Watch the airframe and the training pipeline, not the parade footage. Programs live or die in the schoolhouse.

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