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Russia presses Montreal aviation talks and UN to ease sanctions on spare parts and overflights

Russia has asked aviation leaders meeting in Montreal and the United Nations to ease sanctions restricting spare parts and overflight rights, calling Western measures "unlawful coercive measures" and warning they pose safety risks. The appeal follows U.S. moves to ease Belavia sanctions while blocking Russian carriers' access to aircraft parts.

2025-09-21T19:24:57.991748-07:00

Bloomberg Law

Trump–Erdogan Washington meeting could yield 250‑jet Boeing order and multi‑billion F‑16/F‑35 deals

2025-09-19T12:56:58.217699-07:00

politico.eu

Three Russian MiG‑31s make 'brazen' 12‑minute incursion into Estonian airspace; NATO scrambles, Article 4 invoked

2025-09-19T07:15:08.569695-07:00

Aviation Week

Etihad to Relaunch Abu Dhabi–Damascus Service on 12 June 2026 — First Syrian Flights in Nearly 14 Years

2025-09-18T07:50:57.033739-07:00

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The War Zone

Ukraine strike drones destroy rare Russian Be-12 amphibians and Mi-8 in Crimea Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence said a strike‑drone unit hit two Beriev Be‑12 amphibious patrol aircraft and a Mi‑8 helicopter in Crimea on Sept. 21, the first recorded combat destruction of Be‑12s. The rare type was used by the Russian Navy to patrol Crimea’s hazardous waters and hunt naval drones.

2025-09-22T12:49:49.198556-07:00

Ukraine strike drones destroy rare Russian Be-12 amphibians and Mi-8 in Crimea

Skift

The Business Case for National Identity in Airlines A handful of carriers are discovering that national identity — not routes or fleets — can be the firm's most valuable asset, anchoring customer loyalty, political support and brand resilience. Airlines are retooling marketing, route decisions and partnerships to trade on national symbolism as a commercial strategy.

2025-09-22T11:56:23.795077-07:00

The Business Case for National Identity in Airlines

thefederal.com

India unveils $3bn 'bodyguard' satellite programme to field 50 surveillance satellites after unreported orbital near-miss India is developing a $3 billion 'bodyguard' satellite programme to field roughly 50 surveillance satellites after an unreported orbital near‑miss with a neighbouring country's spacecraft last year highlighted risks to national security and improve on‑orbit situational awareness.

2025-09-22T11:53:06.552347-07:00

India unveils $3bn 'bodyguard' satellite programme to field 50 surveillance satellites after unreported orbital near-miss

rnz.co.nz

NATO to invest $728M in space-domain awareness and ISR as allies warn space is a 'war‑fighting domain' NATO will invest $728 million to bolster space-domain awareness and ISR, and build a joint 'data lake' to share sensor data, Col. Jonathan Whitaker said. Allies at the NATO Space Defence and Security Summit warned space is rapidly becoming a war‑fighting domain, accelerating operational integration.

2025-09-22T11:24:47.041520-07:00

NATO to invest $728M in space-domain awareness and ISR as allies warn space is a 'war‑fighting domain'

Breaking Defense

Saudi–Pakistan mutual defense pact signals nuclear alignment, raises regional security concerns A new Saudi–Pakistan defense pact commits the two countries to mutual defense — “a foreign aggression on one is an attack on both,” a retired Saudi air force brigadier told Breaking Defense — and signals closer strategic alignment with nuclear implications, stoking regional security concerns.

2025-09-22T06:16:42.842147-07:00

Saudi–Pakistan mutual defense pact signals nuclear alignment, raises regional security concerns

AeroTime

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Fujian conducts EMALS launches of J-35, J-15T and KJ-600; PLAN declares initial full‑deck capability China’s carrier Fujian has publicly conducted electromagnetic catapult launches and arrested landings of the J‑35 stealth fighter, J‑15T naval fighter and KJ‑600 AEW aircraft, with the PLA Navy saying the trials achieved initial full‑deck operational capability — making China the second nation to field carrier EMALS.

2025-09-22T05:12:26.428254-07:00

Fujian conducts EMALS launches of J-35, J-15T and KJ-600; PLAN declares initial full‑deck capability

Shephard Media

Why layered air defence is essential: inside Türkiye’s Steel Dome revolution Ranging from swarming drones to hypersonic missiles, modern aerial threats expose the limits of single-layer air defenses. Türkiye’s Steel Dome demonstrates a layered, integrated approach that mixes sensors and interceptors to provide scalable, survivable coverage — a model reshaping procurement, force design and industrial requirements for air and missile defenses.

2025-09-22T04:33:03.263646-07:00

Why layered air defence is essential: inside Türkiye’s Steel Dome revolution

SpaceWatch Global

China’s Space Ambitions: Starlink Rivals & SAR Power Plays — Interview with Blaine Curcio Blaine Curcio gives an exclusive update on China’s accelerating space ambitions, detailing Beijing’s push to field indigenous Starlink-style broadband constellations and expand synthetic-aperture radar and reconnaissance capabilities. The interview examines commercialisation, military applications and the strategic implications for orbital competition and regional security.

2025-09-22T03:39:18.845544-07:00

China’s Space Ambitions: Starlink Rivals & SAR Power Plays — Interview with Blaine Curcio

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