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• Milena Wälde
Starlink has excluded Poland from a 30-country roaming zone without explaining why, reviving tensions between Warsaw and Elon Musk. The decision carries added sensitivity because Ukraine relies on more than 50,000 Starlink terminals for its defense, most of them financed by Poland.
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Marlink plans to acquire GRC, a U.K.-based defense communications specialist, in a move intended to strengthen its position in European government, defense and critical infrastructure markets. The transaction expands Marlink’s focus beyond commercial connectivity into strategically important public-sector and security-related communications.
Starlink has excluded Poland from a 30-country roaming zone without explaining why, reviving tensions between Warsaw and Elon Musk. The decision carries added sensitivity because Ukraine relies on more than 50,000 Starlink terminals for its defense, most of them financed by Poland.
Marshall Group says it is pursuing a comprehensive sales process for Marshall Aerospace, its final remaining division and a UK-based military maintenance, repair and overhaul provider. The family-owned company aims to identify a buyer and complete the divestment by the end of this year.
Sweden’s air force is preparing to rearm Saab Gripen fighters in less than 10 minutes, underscoring the operating concept and rapid-response requirements facing NATO’s newest member. The accelerated turnaround objective could shape sortie generation, dispersed operations and support requirements for Sweden’s fighter fleet.
The European Union’s new electronic entry system has been fully operational for only a few months, but implementation problems at airports are already prompting airlines and airport operators to seek changes. The disruption highlights the operational and passenger-experience risks of deploying biometric border technology at scale.
Latvia is evaluating Embraer’s A-29 Super Tucano as a counter-drone platform, rather than solely for its traditional light-attack role. The purchase could give the Latvian armed forces a national armed fixed-wing aviation capability focused on short-range air defense and interception missions.
TUI’s markets and airlines division fell into a loss in the April–June quarter, with higher fuel costs and increased market capacity compounded by disruption linked to the Iran conflict. The European travel group is moving ahead with its airline commercialisation strategy, including a website to support direct sales launching in June.
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DNA recovered from an explosive drone that struck an Antonov An-124 at Leipzig/Halle reportedly matches evidence from the 2024 DHL incendiary parcel plot. The finding could connect an attack on an aircraft at a major European cargo hub with a broader suspected GRU-linked campaign.
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