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KLM to resume Tel Aviv flights with Cyprus stop for crew changes after security cancellations

KLM will resume scheduled flights to Tel Aviv after previously cancelling services over security concerns. The carrier plans a technical stop in Cyprus to facilitate crew changes, a temporary operational measure driven by safety and regulatory limits on crew rotations.

2026-01-27T11:32:51.481581-08:00

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Venezuela’s Laser applies for U.S. permit, eyes Boeing 767s for expansion

2026-01-27T07:38:37.675404-08:00

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Did France block EU-backed loans for UK Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine?

2026-01-27T03:27:07.348910-08:00

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How oil wealth and geopolitics turned the Gulf into a global arms market

2026-01-27T05:11:31.960668-08:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo

KLM to resume Tel Aviv flights with Cyprus stop for crew changes after security cancellations KLM will resume scheduled flights to Tel Aviv after previously cancelling services over security concerns. The carrier plans a technical stop in Cyprus to facilitate crew changes, a temporary operational measure driven by safety and regulatory limits on crew rotations.

2026-01-27T11:32:51.481581-08:00

KLM to resume Tel Aviv flights with Cyprus stop for crew changes after security cancellations

Breaking Defense

Trump at Davos as Qatar-donated interim Air Force One nears service; defense primes' investment choices spotlighted President Trump’s Davos appearance coincides with a US Air Force update that a Qatar-donated Boeing 747‑8 VIP jet is nearing service as an interim Air Force One, while a new analysis examines how defense contractors’ investment and capital-allocation decisions are reshaping industrial capacity and Pentagon relations.

2026-01-27T09:59:21.827034-08:00

Trump at Davos as Qatar-donated interim Air Force One nears service; defense primes' investment choices spotlighted

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Venezuela’s Laser applies for U.S. permit, eyes Boeing 767s for expansion Venezuelan carrier Laser has applied for a U.S. permit to operate into the United States as part of a broader plan to expand international services. The airline is targeting Boeing 767 widebodies as the core of a planned fleet build‑out to support longer-range routes and higher capacity.

2026-01-27T07:38:37.675404-08:00

Venezuela’s Laser applies for U.S. permit, eyes Boeing 767s for expansion

AeroTime

How oil wealth and geopolitics turned the Gulf into a global arms market Gulf states have become dominant buyers in the global arms market, driven by concentrated oil wealth and persistent regional tensions. With limited indigenous defence industries, their militaries are largely equipped with foreign systems, making Saudi Arabia the world’s largest arms importer and reshaping procurement and supplier relationships across the region.

2026-01-27T05:11:31.960668-08:00

How oil wealth and geopolitics turned the Gulf into a global arms market

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Northrop Grumman posts higher Q4 and full‑year 2025 results as orders and aeronautics sales climb Northrop Grumman reported higher fourth‑quarter profit and revenue and released robust full‑year 2025 results, citing a record order intake and stronger aeronautics sales as drivers. Management tied growth to rising global defense budgets and heightened geopolitical uncertainty boosting prime demand.

2026-01-27T04:09:45.913384-08:00

Northrop Grumman posts higher Q4 and full‑year 2025 results as orders and aeronautics sales climb

AeroTime

Did France block EU-backed loans for UK Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine? Reports say France blocked an EU proposal to underwrite loans for Ukraine to buy UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles. This explainer reviews the EU loan scheme, the Storm Shadow's strike capabilities and export provenance, and Paris's political, legal and strategic objections to underwriting British weapons via the bloc.

2026-01-27T03:27:07.348910-08:00

Did France block EU-backed loans for UK Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine?

SpaceWatch Global

KSAT launches Vake — space-based detection and tracking platform for 'dark' vessels KSAT has launched Vake Powered by KSAT, a space-based platform to detect, identify and track 'dark' vessels — ships operating without AIS or with transponders off — using satellite sensors and analytics to deliver persistent maritime situational awareness to commercial and security stakeholders.

2026-01-27T02:52:38.238476-08:00

KSAT launches Vake — space-based detection and tracking platform for 'dark' vessels

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U.S. national defense strategy pivots to homeland and Western Hemisphere, downplays China The Pentagon’s new National Defense Strategy marks a strategic shift, elevating defense of the homeland and Western Hemisphere as the military’s top priority while deemphasizing China as the principal threat. The guidance signals service-level changes — including a new USAF deployment concept and Space Force requests for more personnel.

2026-01-27T01:14:03.596055-08:00

U.S. national defense strategy pivots to homeland and Western Hemisphere, downplays China

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KLM to resume Tel Aviv flights with Cyprus stop for crew changes after security cancellations

Venezuela’s Laser applies for U.S. permit, eyes Boeing 767s for expansion

Did France block EU-backed loans for UK Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine?

How oil wealth and geopolitics turned the Gulf into a global arms market

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