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Viasat’s HaloNet introduces reprogrammable, on‑orbit cryptography designed to protect next‑generation satellites as constellations proliferate and cyber threats evolve. The system aims to deliver adaptable, upgradeable encryption and key management to secure autonomous, networked missions where security is an operational requirement.
Associated Press
By Associated Press: The Chinese company AutoFlight, founded in 2017, developed the Matrix, which can carry up to 10 passengers.
Associated Press
By Associated Press: Myanmar’s military has commissioned new combat aircraft, state media reports. The military is stepping up efforts to regain territory from resistance forces in the country's civil war.
Reuters
• Parth Chandna
By Reuters: Qatar Airways plans to operate a few repatriation flights from Doha to Europe on Saturday, but commercial flights remained suspended as the U.S.-Israel war on Iran has forced the closure of Qatari airspace since last week.
Reuters
• David Shepardson
By Reuters: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday night lifted a ground stop that had halted traffic at the three primary Washington-area airports for several hours after air traffic had to halt work because of a strong chemical smell tied to a circuit board that overheated.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: Has NASA told employees it is having difficulties finding things to launch on SLS?.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: Three US carriers have secured regulatory approval to significantly reduce Cuba operations as the island nation grapples with severe fuel shortages and deteriorating infrastructure, leading to plummeting passenger demand.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: iMetalX emerges from stealth with technology to model resident space objects.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
CNBC
• Ari Levy, Lora Kolodny
Wall Street Journal
• Jason Zweig
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
