New York Times
• Ian Austen
A year into Canada’s review of a planned purchase of as many as 88 F-35s, a provincial premier is questioning the logic of buying American combat aircraft amid President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs. The comments add political pressure to a procurement decision already under government reassessment.
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Five drones crossed Moldovan airspace hours before Moldova’s Independence Day parade, with two dropping off radar inside the country, according to the report. The incident underscores the exposure of national airspace and major public events to unmanned-aircraft incursions, without establishing the drones’ origin or intent.
A year into Canada’s review of a planned purchase of as many as 88 F-35s, a provincial premier is questioning the logic of buying American combat aircraft amid President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs. The comments add political pressure to a procurement decision already under government reassessment.
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said a reported 13th package of military assistance for Ukraine had not been adopted and did not exist as a formal act at the time of his statement. The clarification puts the reported €3 billion air-defense commitment in question.
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Qantas will begin phasing out its 10 Airbus A380s in 2028, roughly four years earlier than previously planned, as rising maintenance costs and incoming A350s and 787s drive long-haul fleet renewal. Older A330s will also gradually leave the fleet, while the airline reports rebounding Australia-U.S. demand.
A Polish institute recorded a sharp rise in deliberate satellite-navigation signal interference around Gdańsk during the first half of August, with significant disruption occurring on almost two-thirds of days. The findings point to sustained degradation of positioning and timing services along Poland’s northern coast.
China’s J-35A is described as entering service, advancing toward carrier operations and being marketed for export, while a U.S. government report puts the F-35 program’s cost increase at about $51 billion since late 2023. The comparison also highlights the F-22’s high unit cost and the canceled FB-22 concept.
The U.S. Justice Department seized domains tied to QScan and QTRouter, platforms authorities allege were used in a Chinese state-sponsored hacking campaign. Court documents and FBI disclosures say the operation reached NASA, the DOJ, Federal Reserve and networks operated by defense contractors and other critical-infrastructure providers.
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Delta Air Lines will restart daily nonstop flights between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport on Sept. 6, restoring its only current Israel route after suspending service in late February amid the war involving Israel, the United States and Iran. The route will operate with Airbus A330-900neos.
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