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Turkey, UK Sign Preliminary Eurofighter Typhoon Sale After Germany Lifts Export Veto

Turkey and the United Kingdom have signed a memorandum of understanding for the sale of up to 40 Eurofighter Typhoon multi-role fighters, following Germany's decision to lift its export veto. The preliminary agreement, signed at IDEF 2025 in Istanbul, paves the way for final contract negotiations in the coming weeks.

2025-07-23T01:59:26.566974-07:00

NASA Spaceflight

This Week’s Launch Lineup: Four Falcon 9s, Russian Science Satellites and ESA Research Flights

2025-07-21T12:26:25.600374-07:00

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Portugal Courts Non-EU Investors in Partial TAP Air Portugal Share Sale

2025-07-20T22:46:57.777363-07:00

AeroTime

Aegean to Deploy Two Airbus A321XLRs on Athens–New Delhi and Mumbai Routes

2025-07-18T03:22:33.918067-07:00

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Aviation Week

Eurocontrol: French ATC Shortfalls Drove 41% of Europe’s Flight Delays in Peak Week During the week of July 7, France accounted for 41% of all flight delays across Eurocontrol’s network, with the agency citing air traffic control capacity constraints and chronic staffing shortages as the primary drivers behind peak-season disruptions. This comes as network traffic hit record levels during the summer peak.

2025-07-23T04:11:37.319495-07:00

Eurocontrol: French ATC Shortfalls Drove 41% of Europe’s Flight Delays in Peak Week

eVTOL Insights

Manna Air Delivery and VTT Launch Finland Drone Delivery Research for Health and Grocery Logistics Manna Air Delivery, the Irish drone delivery company, has teamed with Finland’s VTT Research Center to pilot health and grocery drone transports across Finland. The collaboration leverages VTT’s technical and logistical expertise with Manna’s commercial drone network to assess feasibility, safety and operational models.

2025-07-23T03:43:34.457842-07:00

Manna Air Delivery and VTT Launch Finland Drone Delivery Research for Health and Grocery Logistics

SpaceWatch Global

German Space Agency and Bundeswehr Sign Data-Sharing Agreement for Space Situational Awareness At the operational German Space Situational Awareness center in Uedem, the German Space Agency and the Bundeswehr have signed an agreement to share and jointly leverage space surveillance data, aiming to strengthen coordinated space-domain awareness across civilian and military networks.

2025-07-23T03:07:22.487064-07:00

German Space Agency and Bundeswehr Sign Data-Sharing Agreement for Space Situational Awareness

SpaceWatch Global

German Space Agency and Bundeswehr Sign Joint Space Situational Awareness Data Agreement at Uedem

2025-07-23T03:07:22.487064-07:00

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Turkey, UK Sign Preliminary Eurofighter Typhoon Sale After Germany Lifts Export Veto Turkey and the United Kingdom have signed a memorandum of understanding for the sale of up to 40 Eurofighter Typhoon multi-role fighters, following Germany's decision to lift its export veto. The preliminary agreement, signed at IDEF 2025 in Istanbul, paves the way for final contract negotiations in the coming weeks.

2025-07-23T01:59:26.566974-07:00

Turkey, UK Sign Preliminary Eurofighter Typhoon Sale After Germany Lifts Export Veto

Aviation Source

Wizz Air Marks 8 Millionth Passenger at Iasi Airport After 10 Years Wizz Air has carried its 8 millionth passenger at Romania’s Iasi International Airport, marking over 10 years since it began operations at the regional hub. The achievement highlights strong demand for low‐cost travel in northeastern Romania and underlines Wizz’s strategy of expanding capacity at secondary European airports.

2025-07-22T19:11:51.458226-07:00

Wizz Air Marks 8 Millionth Passenger at Iasi Airport After 10 Years

Janes

Denmark Orders Four MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS to Bolster Baltic Surveillance The Royal Danish Air Force has contracted four General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian unmanned aircraft systems to expand persistent maritime ISR over the Baltic Sea. Deliveries will be paired with transatlantic training at GA-ASI sites to fast-track operational readiness.

2025-07-22T08:59:19.741406-07:00

Denmark Orders Four MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS to Bolster Baltic Surveillance

Royal Aeronautical Society

UK Unveils First Indigenous Combat Jet Demonstrator in Four Decades Britain has revealed its first homegrown fighter demonstrator in 40 years, marking a pivotal moment for the UK-Italy-Japan Global Combat Air Programme. Despite the fanfare, the mixed track record of past technology demonstrators raises questions about staying on schedule for a 2027 first flight and 2035 operational capability.

2025-07-22T00:51:50.382102-07:00

UK Unveils First Indigenous Combat Jet Demonstrator in Four Decades