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A Russian frigate fired two flares toward a Danish military helicopter operating in international waters off Denmark, narrowly missing the aircraft, according to Denmark’s military. The incident is the latest reported sign of worsening relations between Russia and the NATO member.
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SES and Elveo Mobile plan to establish direct-to-device satellite production capabilities in Europe, creating a regional supply chain to support the expansion of Elveo Mobile’s low Earth orbit constellation. The initiative signals an effort to localize manufacturing for emerging satellite-to-device connectivity services.
Qatar Airways Cargo has begun operating between Doha Hamad International Airport and Helsinki Vantaa Airport, establishing Finland’s first dedicated, scheduled cargo connection to Asia and adding a new link between the Nordic market and the carrier’s Doha network.
A Russian frigate fired two flares toward a Danish military helicopter operating in international waters off Denmark, narrowly missing the aircraft, according to Denmark’s military. The incident is the latest reported sign of worsening relations between Russia and the NATO member.
HawkEye 360 is pursuing European sovereign demand through a dedicated European entity and local partnerships, highlighting the company’s international expansion strategy. CEO John Serafini discussed the approach during World Space Business Week in Paris, where he met with U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg Stacey Feinberg.
With Paris positioning itself as the space industry’s center for a second consecutive week, Trump administration policies are accelerating Europe’s campaign to build greater strategic independence in space. The shift places European autonomy and the region’s space-sector ambitions at the center of industry attention.
NATO fighter jets shot down an unidentified drone after it entered Lithuanian airspace from neighboring Belarus, prompting an alert across Vilnius and surrounding areas. The incident comes as Russia intensifies its war against Ukraine and follows a separate suspected Russian drone recovery in Polish waters.
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A Vega-C rocket launched Europe’s FLEX and Copernicus-3C—also identified in coverage as Sentinel-3C—spacecraft from Kourou on Sept. 14. The mission adds new European capabilities for monitoring plant health, ocean conditions and broader Earth-system changes amid a busy global launch schedule.
Vietjet and Thales signed agreements in Paris covering aircraft maintenance, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity during Vietnam’s state visit to France. The deals broaden the relationship between the Vietnamese airline and the European aerospace and technology group across operational support and digital capabilities.
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