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Swiss weighs damages claim over Skyguide IT failure after June 21, 2026 disruption

Swiss (LX, Zurich) is assessing whether to seek damages from air navigation service provider Skyguide following an IT failure that disrupted flight operations on June 21, 2026. The review follows a recent European Court of Justice ruling that reframes liability in such incidents.

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2026-07-16T00:16:56.285722-07:00

European Spaceflight

Europe tightens space-systems execution—from defense milsatcom schedules to direct-to-device ground infrastructure—while securin

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2026-07-15T06:48:28.888867-07:00

AINonline

Iridium makes its first PNT ASIC commercially available for assured navigation amid GNSS jamming/spoofing threats

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2026-07-14T10:59:14.578164-07:00

Washington Post

Trump administration subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One security reporting involving Qatar-gifted presidentia

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2026-07-11T09:59:30.468980-07:00

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ch-aviation

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Swiss weighs damages claim over Skyguide IT failure after June 21, 2026 disruption Swiss (LX, Zurich) is assessing whether to seek damages from air navigation service provider Skyguide following an IT failure that disrupted flight operations on June 21, 2026. The review follows a recent European Court of Justice ruling that reframes liability in such incidents.

2026-07-16T00:16:56.285722-07:00

Swiss weighs damages claim over Skyguide IT failure after June 21, 2026 disruption

Reuters

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Airbus signs multi-year deal with Iliad-owned Scaleway for “sovereign cloud” hosting of sensitive AI for industrial and defence Airbus has signed a multi-year agreement with Iliad-owned Scaleway to host cloud infrastructure for sensitive industrial and defence applications, enabling deployment of AI tools developed with French startup Mistral. Airbus frames the move as part of a European sovereignty push, including protection mechanisms aimed at a potential “kill switch.”

2026-07-15T22:29:39.814505-07:00

Airbus signs multi-year deal with Iliad-owned Scaleway for “sovereign cloud” hosting of sensitive AI for industrial and defence

European Spaceflight

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Europe tightens space-systems execution—from defense milsatcom schedules to direct-to-device ground infrastructure—while securin A set of Europe-focused moves highlights the region’s effort to counter SpaceX’s growing gravity in satellite networks. Germany’s defense space buildup is anchored on schedule adherence toward 2027, even as optical and NTN-related ground segments face launch delays, and ESA-backed security work targets verification gaps in scaling multi-orbit systems.

2026-07-15T06:48:28.888867-07:00

Europe tightens space-systems execution—from defense milsatcom schedules to direct-to-device ground infrastructure—while securin

AINonline

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Iridium makes its first PNT ASIC commercially available for assured navigation amid GNSS jamming/spoofing threats Iridium says its first Positioning, Navigation and Timing Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (PNT ASIC) is now broadly commercially available, with more than 150 organizations expressing interest. The chip is intended for hardware-level assured backup PNT capabilities as GNSS vulnerabilities to jamming and spoofing grow, including for avionics integration.

2026-07-14T10:59:14.578164-07:00

Iridium makes its first PNT ASIC commercially available for assured navigation amid GNSS jamming/spoofing threats

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

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Frontier Airlines faces legal scrutiny after potential data breach tied to exposed “sensitive” personal information Frontier Airlines disclosed a potential cybersecurity incident to the Vermont Attorney General late last week, prompting lawyers to begin identifying potential victims. The probe centers on whether “sensitive” personal information was exposed, raising compliance and notification questions for the ultra-low-cost carrier.

2026-07-13T07:16:00.687066-07:00

Frontier Airlines faces legal scrutiny after potential data breach tied to exposed “sensitive” personal information

Washington Post

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Trump administration subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One security reporting involving Qatar-gifted presidentia The Trump administration issued federal subpoenas compelling multiple New York Times journalists to testify before a grand jury about alleged federal criminal-law violations tied to reporting on security shortcomings affecting the president’s Qatar-gifted executive aircraft used as Air Force One. The newspaper says five reporters were subpoenaed, following White House-directed investigative oversight.

2026-07-11T09:59:30.468980-07:00

Trump administration subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One security reporting involving Qatar-gifted presidentia

The Air Current

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U.S. ATC modernization procurement: domestic contractors cite China ties and cyber/national-security risks to exclude foreign-ow In bids to block foreign-owned rivals from U.S. air traffic control modernization work, domestic contractors are citing alleged Chinese business ties and related cyber and national security concerns. The effort centers on limiting competition in ongoing ATC modernization procurement.

2026-07-09T10:45:19.460801-07:00

U.S. ATC modernization procurement: domestic contractors cite China ties and cyber/national-security risks to exclude foreign-ow

SpaceWatch Global

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NATO launches talks to buy up to 10 Saab GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft as it also pushes secure comms and air-defense data modernizat NATO says it will begin formal negotiations with Saab to acquire up to 10 GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft based on the Global 6500. Separate reporting highlights NATO’s continued appetite for high-altitude surveillance platforms, plus NCIA selection of Thales/Leonardo for secure deployable comms for Allied Special Operations Forces Command and NATO’s plan to modernize air-defense data via contracts awarded to Anduril, Palantir and Athea SAS.

2026-07-08T22:53:31.675054-07:00

NATO launches talks to buy up to 10 Saab GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft as it also pushes secure comms and air-defense data modernizat

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