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UK Space Command: Russia targeting British military satellites on a near‑weekly basis

The head of UK Space Command warned that Russia is targeting UK space infrastructure — particularly military satellites — on a near‑weekly basis. The assessment highlights persistent electronic‑warfare and intelligence‑gathering activity against British orbital assets and is driving UK and allied efforts to respond and harden capabilities.

2025-10-23T10:05:58.595069-07:00

AeroTime

Russian Il-78 tanker and Su-30 fighter briefly cross Lithuanian (NATO) airspace as EU leaders meet

2025-10-23T10:07:59.407100-07:00

Reuters

Boeing taps Mandarin‑speaking ex‑White House aide Landon Loomis to lead Boeing China amid export‑control tensions

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2025-10-22T22:24:45.045343-07:00

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Reuters

Japan scrambles jets as nuclear-capable Tu-95MS bombers, escorted by Su-35S/Su-30SM fighters, patrol Sea of Japan Japan scrambled fighter jets on Friday after Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers — capable of carrying nuclear weapons — flew along the edge of Japanese airspace up its coast and were escorted by Su-35S and Su-30SM fighters during a routine Sea of Japan patrol.

2025-10-24T05:00:37.599954-07:00

Japan scrambles jets as nuclear-capable Tu-95MS bombers, escorted by Su-35S/Su-30SM fighters, patrol Sea of Japan

Reuters

Castelion to integrate Blackbeard hypersonic weapon with U.S. Army mobile launchers Castelion has won contracts to integrate its Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon with existing U.S. Army launcher systems, initiating efforts to adapt the weapon for road-mobile, transportable launchers. The work is the first formal step toward fielding hypersonic strike capabilities from current ground platforms.

2025-10-24T03:40:21.137768-07:00

Castelion to integrate Blackbeard hypersonic weapon with U.S. Army mobile launchers

FlightGlobal

66 F-16 Block 70 fighters for Taiwan delayed into 2027, raising readiness concerns Deliveries of 66 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighters bound for Taiwan have slipped again, with airframes now unlikely to arrive before late 2026 and potentially extending into 2027. The delay creates a near‑term gap in Taipei’s reinforcement plans and heightens readiness concerns.

2025-10-23T19:50:50.691996-07:00

66 F-16 Block 70 fighters for Taiwan delayed into 2027, raising readiness concerns

Associated Press

US deploys B-1 Lancer bombers off Venezuela coast in second show-of-force this week Two U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer bombers from Dyess AFB were tracked flying to the Caribbean coast off Venezuela, marking a second show-of-force mission in a week. Public flight data confirmed the supersonic sorties amid a broader U.S. military buildup tied to counter-drug operations and regional deterrence.

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US deploys B-1 Lancer bombers off Venezuela coast in second show-of-force this week

DefenseNews.com

Greenland radars vulnerable to hypersonic missiles, prompting calls to bolster missile defenses Early-warning radars in Greenland — a linchpin of North American nuclear detection since the Cold War — are reportedly vulnerable to hypersonic missile attack, critics say, prompting renewed calls to strengthen missile defenses and reassess Arctic sensor and interception architectures and acquisition plans.

2025-10-23T17:11:45.925411-07:00

Greenland radars vulnerable to hypersonic missiles, prompting calls to bolster missile defenses

SpaceNews.com

China launches TJSW‑20 on Long March‑5, expands classified GEO communications series China on Oct. 23 launched TJSW‑20, a communications‑technology test satellite, aboard a Long March‑5 from Wenchang, placing the payload into geostationary transfer orbit using the country’s most powerful launcher. The flight — the sixth in the TJSW series — expands Beijing’s classified geostationary communications capability.

2025-10-23T11:56:51.196462-07:00

China launches TJSW‑20 on Long March‑5, expands classified GEO communications series

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Russian Il-78 tanker and Su-30 fighter briefly cross Lithuanian (NATO) airspace as EU leaders meet Lithuania says a Russian Il-78 tanker and a Su-30 fighter crossed its airspace for roughly 18 seconds Thursday night, prompting a formal protest and NATO Eurofighters to scramble as EU leaders met in Brussels. Russia denies the incursion; the event coincided with new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil firms.

2025-10-23T10:07:59.407100-07:00

Russian Il-78 tanker and Su-30 fighter briefly cross Lithuanian (NATO) airspace as EU leaders meet

Space.com

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UK Space Command: Russia targeting British military satellites on a near‑weekly basis The head of UK Space Command warned that Russia is targeting UK space infrastructure — particularly military satellites — on a near‑weekly basis. The assessment highlights persistent electronic‑warfare and intelligence‑gathering activity against British orbital assets and is driving UK and allied efforts to respond and harden capabilities.

2025-10-23T10:05:58.595069-07:00

UK Space Command: Russia targeting British military satellites on a near‑weekly basis

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