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• Joshua Faleti
Project-S has emerged from stealth with plans to develop a European space safety layer. The initiative adds a new entrant to efforts focused on improving safety in the increasingly complex space environment, with its ambitions spanning technical and potentially political dimensions of Europe’s space sector.
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Marshall Aerospace, the Cambridge airport-based provider of C-130 maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has been acquired by a German investment house. The transaction ends a period of uncertainty for the defense aerospace company and secures new ownership for its established military-aircraft support operation.
Project-S has emerged from stealth with plans to develop a European space safety layer. The initiative adds a new entrant to efforts focused on improving safety in the increasingly complex space environment, with its ambitions spanning technical and potentially political dimensions of Europe’s space sector.
An EU court has rejected Ryanair’s request for an injunction against aid provided to Lufthansa, a decision that removes an immediate legal obstacle to the German carrier’s support while highlighting continued scrutiny of state assistance and competitive conditions in European aviation.
The Royal Air Force took part in a demonstration on a remote Arctic island alongside U.S. and Norwegian forces in Operation Atlantic City. The activity highlights allied operational cooperation in the region, though the available reporting does not provide further details on the forces, objectives or outcome.
Ukraine says the Swedish-supplied ASC 890 Saab 340 airborne early warning and control aircraft have conducted combat sorties since March. The aircraft are already providing data to Ukrainian F-16, Mirage 2000 and Gripen fighters operating on the front line, expanding airborne surveillance and command-and-control support.
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German startup Isar Aerospace reached orbit with its Spectrum rocket from Andøya, Norway, deploying satellites on the vehicle’s second flight. The mission makes Isar the first commercial European company to deliver payloads to orbit from continental Europe, advancing the region’s effort to reduce reliance on American launch providers.
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The German startup’s Spectrum rocket successfully reached orbit after lifting off from Andøya Spaceport in Arctic Norway. The milestone marks the first orbital launch from European soil and brings Europe closer to offering satellite customers access to space from within the continent.
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A two-seat Hellenic Air Force F-4 Phantom crashed during a low-altitude flying display at Tanagra Air Base north of Athens, killing both pilots. The accident occurred during Athens Flying Week, and the air force is investigating the cause; reports said there were no signs of an ejection.
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