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Poland scrambles jets as Russian strikes hit western Ukraine near Polish border

Poland scrambled fighter jets early Tuesday and deployed allied aircraft to secure its airspace after Russia launched airstrikes at western Ukraine near the Polish border, the Polish armed forces said. The rapid response underscores NATO's increased air-policing posture along its eastern flank and the risk of cross-border escalation.

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2025 India–China travel revival: flights resume, visas ease and tourist flows shift

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Iran schedules triple satellite launch from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome on Dec. 28

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Poland scrambles jets as Russian strikes hit western Ukraine near Polish border Poland scrambled fighter jets early Tuesday and deployed allied aircraft to secure its airspace after Russia launched airstrikes at western Ukraine near the Polish border, the Polish armed forces said. The rapid response underscores NATO's increased air-policing posture along its eastern flank and the risk of cross-border escalation.

2025-12-22T22:45:51.887180-08:00

Poland scrambles jets as Russian strikes hit western Ukraine near Polish border

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2025 India–China travel revival: flights resume, visas ease and tourist flows shift In 2025 India and China resumed direct passenger services and eased visa rules, triggering a rapid reorientation of regional tourism. Combined with trade tariffs that redirected demand, the moves eroded traditional outbound markets and reshaped carriers’ network, capacity and revenue decisions.

2025-12-22T20:07:49.062261-08:00

2025 India–China travel revival: flights resume, visas ease and tourist flows shift

Aviation Week

DARPA's 'Frosty' program to harness ionospheric RF noise to boost Arctic over-the-horizon radar DARPA's 'Frosty' program aims to exploit natural radio-frequency noise in the ionosphere to enhance Arctic over-the-horizon radar detection and tracking. The effort will investigate using the ionosphere's noisy RF environment to extend radar coverage and resilience in high-latitude operating conditions.

2025-12-22T15:46:01.241262-08:00

DARPA's 'Frosty' program to harness ionospheric RF noise to boost Arctic over-the-horizon radar

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Draft Pentagon: China likely loaded 100+ ICBMs across three silo fields, resists arms‑control talks Draft Pentagon assessment says China has likely loaded more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles across three silo fields and is resisting arms‑control negotiations, signaling an accelerated shift toward larger, more‑deployed strategic forces that could complicate U.S. and allied deterrence, targeting and missile‑defence planning.

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Draft Pentagon: China likely loaded 100+ ICBMs across three silo fields, resists arms‑control talks

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Iran schedules triple satellite launch from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome on Dec. 28 Iran's Space Agency has scheduled a Dec. 28 launch from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome carrying three satellites, underscoring Tehran's persistent ability to place spacecraft in orbit despite decades of export controls and international sanctions. Tehran has iterated launch vehicles and touted progress toward indigenous manufacturing, though operational autonomy is still unclear.

2025-12-22T07:28:04.627416-08:00

Iran schedules triple satellite launch from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome on Dec. 28

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It’s time to unburden space cooperation with China It argues for reducing political and regulatory barriers to space cooperation with China, asserting that pragmatic engagement—across scientific, commercial and operational domains—would strengthen orbital safety, debris mitigation and traffic management. The piece urges policymakers to separate technical collaboration from broader geopolitical disputes.

2025-12-22T06:19:04.919337-08:00

It’s time to unburden space cooperation with China

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White House signs 'Ensuring American Space Superiority' EO prioritizing Space Force counterspace mission President Donald J. Trump on December 18, 2025 signed an executive order titled "Ensuring American Space Superiority," establishing a revised framework for U.S. civil, commercial and national-security space. The order explicitly prioritizes the U.S. Space Force's counterspace mission across those domains.

2025-12-22T03:25:26.388017-08:00

White House signs 'Ensuring American Space Superiority' EO prioritizing Space Force counterspace mission

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Belavia weighs Minsk–New York route amid regulatory and geopolitical hurdles Belavia, Belarus’s flag carrier, is weighing the launch of direct Minsk–New York services but faces regulatory and geopolitical hurdles that could delay or block approval. The proposal underscores the carrier’s effort to restore a long‑haul link despite unresolved diplomatic and operational challenges.

2025-12-22T02:53:02.726224-08:00

Belavia weighs Minsk–New York route amid regulatory and geopolitical hurdles

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