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US Space Force launches Japan-hosted surveillance payload as FAA awards AT&T $74.3 million ATC contract

A U.S. Space Force space-domain-awareness payload launched aboard Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite 7, while SciTec won a $93.7 million radar-digitization agreement. Separately, the FAA awarded AT&T an initial $74.3 million under its multibillion-dollar effort to overhaul the U.S. air traffic control network.

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Reliance and Rolls-Royce join India’s bid for an indigenous AMCA fighter engine

Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce intend to partner on the design, development, manufacturing and delivery of a sovereign combat engine for India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. The partnership supports New Delhi’s push for domestic defense-industrial capability, while Rolls-Royce has submitted its final offer for the program.

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U.S. pulls its last aircraft carrier from Asia as Iran war reshapes global naval posture

The Trump administration has withdrawn the last U.S. aircraft carrier stationed in Asia as military demands from the Iran conflict and the Western Hemisphere redirect American naval power. The move leaves the western Pacific without one of the U.S. Navy’s principal symbols and instruments of regional presence.

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U.S. Space Force expands geosynchronous-orbit surveillance through Japanese navigation satellites

The U.S. Space Force has deployed a second space-surveillance sensor aboard Japan’s navigation-satellite constellation, strengthening its ability to monitor objects in geosynchronous orbit. The bilateral program uses allied spacecraft and launch systems to field U.S. military payloads, broadening surveillance capacity without relying solely on dedicated U.S. platforms.

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Norse Atlantic in talks to lease Boeing 787s as cash reserves tighten

Norse Atlantic is discussing leases for Boeing 787 Dreamliners with two Asian airlines, according to people familiar with the matter, as the long-haul low-cost carrier faces constrained cash reserves and higher fuel costs. The move could provide liquidity while reducing exposure to its widebody fleet.

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