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More than 30 bomb alerts against commercial flights in Europe over the past week have triggered diversions, unscheduled landings, fighter escorts and security inspections. With fuel, airport fees, crew hours and passenger rebooking adding up, airlines and governments absorb costs estimated at about $350,000 per alert, with no clear party to bill.
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Defense Minister Boris Pistorius expects Germany to decide by the end of March 2027 how to pursue a next-generation fighter capability after the Franco-German FCAS project was scrapped. The decision could determine whether Germany forms a new partnership to jointly develop a fighter or pursues an alternative approach.
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More than 30 bomb alerts against commercial flights in Europe over the past week have triggered diversions, unscheduled landings, fighter escorts and security inspections. With fuel, airport fees, crew hours and passenger rebooking adding up, airlines and governments absorb costs estimated at about $350,000 per alert, with no clear party to bill.
Colorado-based LEAP has signed a deal to develop recurring launch operations at a proposed site in Sutherland, on Scotland’s northern mainland. The company says the effort is intended to strengthen its international launch capabilities; the articles provide no launch schedule or further project details.
Germany’s aerospace research agency DLR has improved its P5 test stand, enabling trials of a novel propellant mix in the Prometheus engine developed by ArianeGroup. The upgrade expands the test facility’s capabilities as the engine’s testing program progresses.
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