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Dutch F-35A downs Russian drone over Poland, receives first 'drone kill' emblem

On Sept. 9 a Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force F-35A shot down a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle after it violated Polish airspace while a Dutch F-35 detachment was deployed in Poland. The jet has been photographed bearing a new drone‑shaped 'kill' emblem — the service's first.

2025-10-02T04:20:12.582807-07:00

Space Intel Report

US–China tensions seen as the biggest near‑term threat to LEO sustainability

2025-10-01T13:24:42.432355-07:00

Reuters

US, France plan second coordinated satellite-maneuver mission to sharpen allied orbital ISR

2025-09-30T09:32:18.932812-07:00

Breaking Defense

President Trump nominates Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach as 24th U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff

2025-09-30T07:33:35.664388-07:00

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AeroTime

Upgraded Iskander and Kinzhal variants reduce Ukrainian Patriot interception rate to 6%, FT reports Ukraine’s missile-interception rate plunged to 6% in September 2025 after upgraded Iskander and Kinzhal variants used evasive manoeuvres that defeated Patriot interceptors, the Financial Times reports. The sharp drop spotlights rapidly evolving Russian missile tactics and strains on current air-defence systems.

2025-10-02T07:35:26.659052-07:00

Upgraded Iskander and Kinzhal variants reduce Ukrainian Patriot interception rate to 6%, FT reports

Janes

Dutch F-35A downs Russian drone over Poland, receives first 'drone kill' emblem On Sept. 9 a Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force F-35A shot down a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle after it violated Polish airspace while a Dutch F-35 detachment was deployed in Poland. The jet has been photographed bearing a new drone‑shaped 'kill' emblem — the service's first.

2025-10-02T04:20:12.582807-07:00

Dutch F-35A downs Russian drone over Poland, receives first 'drone kill' emblem

AeroTime

Trump authorises Pentagon to share intelligence for Ukraine long‑range strikes, WSJ reports President Trump has authorised the Pentagon to provide Ukraine with U.S. intelligence to support long‑range missile strikes on Russian infrastructure, the Wall Street Journal reported. The decision follows recent U.S. moves to supply long‑range munitions and expanded ISR support to Kyiv.

2025-10-02T03:40:57.063554-07:00

Trump authorises Pentagon to share intelligence for Ukraine long‑range strikes, WSJ reports

calibredefence.co.uk

US Army completes soldier‑led, multi‑platform PrSM tests; IOT&E validates >400 km from HIMARS and M270A2 The U.S. Army completed soldier‑led, multi‑platform flight tests of Lockheed Martin's Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) at White Sands in September 2025, culminating in initial operational test and evaluation of Increment 1. Tests fired from HIMARS and M270A2 validated ranges beyond 400 km.

2025-10-02T03:32:16.034462-07:00

US Army completes soldier‑led, multi‑platform PrSM tests; IOT&E validates >400 km from HIMARS and M270A2

Economic Times

India advances theatre commands to unify Army, Navy and Air Force operations India is actively moving to establish theatre commands that place Army, Navy and Air Force assets under unified operational control — a reform flagged by Prime Minister Modi in 2019. The effort aims to close historic coordination gaps and includes measures to standardise equipment, training and joint procedures.

2025-10-02T00:41:22.900468-07:00

India advances theatre commands to unify Army, Navy and Air Force operations

Wall Street Journal

Royal Netherlands F-35A displays drone 'kill' marking after Russian incursion into Poland A Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A deployed to Poland in early September has been marked with a 'kill' after shooting down a Russian drone during the Sept. 9–10 incursions into Polish airspace. The episode comes amid a regional wave of UAV violations that prompted NATO reinforcements.

2025-10-01T21:24:17.390148-07:00

Royal Netherlands F-35A displays drone 'kill' marking after Russian incursion into Poland

politico.eu

France detains Russia-linked tanker after suspected drone launch closed Danish airports French forces have boarded a Russia‑linked oil tanker — the Boracay — and detained two crew after suspicions it served as a launch platform for drones that entered Danish airspace last week and forced airport closures. Paris says a military probe is underway into the vessel's role and links.

2025-10-01T15:32:27.523251-07:00

France detains Russia-linked tanker after suspected drone launch closed Danish airports

Space Intel Report

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US–China tensions seen as the biggest near‑term threat to LEO sustainability A rising mass of derelict rocket upper stages in low Earth orbit, driven by booming launch activity, heightens concern that worsening US–China tensions are the biggest near‑term threat to LEO sustainability. A breakdown in cooperation or counterspace actions could spur debris growth and raise collision risk for satellites and crewed spacecraft.

2025-10-01T13:24:42.432355-07:00

US–China tensions seen as the biggest near‑term threat to LEO sustainability

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