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• Federico Maccioni, Joanna Plucinska
Emirates says it is well hedged against higher jet fuel prices and is seeking to avoid passing rising costs on to passengers. The carrier’s position comes as airlines assess the impact of the Iran war on fuel markets and the potential pressure on fares and margins.
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Emirates says it is well hedged against higher jet fuel prices and is seeking to avoid passing rising costs on to passengers. The carrier’s position comes as airlines assess the impact of the Iran war on fuel markets and the potential pressure on fares and margins.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian drones attacked Moldovan airspace on two occasions while he was traveling through the country aboard his aircraft. The disclosure underscores the spillover risk to civil and government aviation from Russia’s ongoing drone operations near Ukraine and neighboring states.
Fighter jets conducted nighttime takeoffs and landings aboard the nuclear-powered USS George Washington in the Middle East. The carrier was deployed to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln as regional tensions with Iran remained elevated, underscoring ongoing U.S. carrier-based air operations in the region.
Russia has begun providing Iran with upgraded munitions, satellite imagery and targeting data used against American forces in the Middle East, deepening military cooperation between Moscow and Tehran as both countries remain engaged in active conflicts in Ukraine and the region.
The U.S. Space Force is providing direct combat support in operations against Iran, using electromagnetic warfare to disrupt air-defense and communications systems while also supplying satellite communications, navigation and missile-warning capabilities. The conflict is highlighting the service’s expanding role in integrated military operations.
The Air Force is developing plans to assume responsibility for defending its own bases against aerial attack after its top officer acknowledged that a lack of organic base defense contributed to the destruction caused by Iran. The move signals a shift toward greater service-level responsibility for installation protection.
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A Russian frigate fired two flares—one narrowly missing a Danish military helicopter—while it photographed the vessel in international waters off Denmark. The incident came alongside an Italian NATO fighter’s shootdown of a suspected Russian drone over Lithuania and Polish air operations after Russian attacks on Ukraine.
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Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink has publicly acknowledged for the first time that the United States has deployed “on-orbit space control weapons” capable of defending the joint force. He did not disclose whether the systems are kinetic or non-kinetic, prompting renewed scrutiny of space warfare and international law.
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