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Venezuela revokes permits for six international airlines after flight suspensions amid US tensions

Venezuelan authorities have revoked operating permits for six international carriers — Iberia, TAP, Avianca, LATAM, Turkish Airlines and GOL — via Official Gazette No. 43264 after those airlines suspended services to Caracas following FAA warnings about heightened U.S.–Venezuela military activity. The action sharply deepens the country’s connectivity crisis.

2025-11-27T01:20:58.397204-08:00

ESA

ESA signs LOI with Norway to explore Arctic Space Centre in Tromsø

2025-11-27T02:03:04.740074-08:00

Reuters

Flights to Reagan National briefly paused after shooting of two National Guard members near White House

2025-11-26T12:52:40.035399-08:00

Ars Technica

Can Russia’s revived Soyuz-5 win customers after the Western launch market dried up?

2025-11-26T10:02:22.540906-08:00

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Reuters

Leonardo unveils 'Michelangelo' AI‑driven multi‑layer air‑defence dome to counter hypersonic and drone threats Leonardo unveiled 'Michelangelo', a multi‑layered, AI‑enabled air‑defence dome that links satellites and multi‑domain command‑and‑control to integrate sensors and interceptors across Europe. Presented in Rome, the system is pitched to counter hypersonic weapons and swarming drones amid heightened continental defence efforts.

2025-11-27T10:41:33.572794-08:00

Leonardo unveils 'Michelangelo' AI‑driven multi‑layer air‑defence dome to counter hypersonic and drone threats

ESA

ESA signs LOI with Norway to explore Arctic Space Centre in Tromsø The European Space Agency has signed a letter of intent with Norway to explore establishing an ESA Arctic Space Centre in Tromsø, aiming to strengthen science, infrastructure and European presence in a region of rising economic and geopolitical importance amid accelerating Arctic-focused space activities.

2025-11-27T02:03:04.740074-08:00

ESA signs LOI with Norway to explore Arctic Space Centre in Tromsø

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Venezuela revokes permits for six international airlines after flight suspensions amid US tensions Venezuelan authorities have revoked operating permits for six international carriers — Iberia, TAP, Avianca, LATAM, Turkish Airlines and GOL — via Official Gazette No. 43264 after those airlines suspended services to Caracas following FAA warnings about heightened U.S.–Venezuela military activity. The action sharply deepens the country’s connectivity crisis.

2025-11-27T01:20:58.397204-08:00

Venezuela revokes permits for six international airlines after flight suspensions amid US tensions

realcleardefense.com

China’s Military Satellites Bolster Missile and Hypersonic Forces China’s expanding military satellite constellation is directly enhancing the operational reach and lethality of its missile and hypersonic forces by providing space-based sensing, targeting, secure communications and command-and-control support. The closer integration of orbital systems with strike networks is altering timelines and deterrence dynamics.

2025-11-26T20:30:27.775570-08:00

China’s Military Satellites Bolster Missile and Hypersonic Forces

Reuters

Moldova summons Russian ambassador after drone incursion into its airspace Moldova summoned Russia's ambassador on Wednesday to protest a recent drone incursion into Moldovan airspace, urging Moscow to take measures to prevent further incidents. The diplomatic complaint highlights growing cross-border unmanned aerial activity that is straining regional security arrangements.

2025-11-26T14:09:21.714802-08:00

Moldova summons Russian ambassador after drone incursion into its airspace

Reuters

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Flights to Reagan National briefly paused after shooting of two National Guard members near White House The FAA said flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were briefly paused Wednesday after two National Guard members were shot near the White House, triggering a law-enforcement security response and temporary ground stops while authorities secured the area and assessed impacts to operations.

2025-11-26T12:52:40.035399-08:00

Flights to Reagan National briefly paused after shooting of two National Guard members near White House

Aviation Week

Turkey awards $6.5B Steel Dome air‑defence contracts to Aselsan and Roketsan Turkey has awarded combined contracts totalling $6.5 billion to Aselsan and Roketsan to develop the Steel Dome air‑defence system. The deal formalises domestic industry roles in a national layered air‑defence programme and moves major indigenous sensor and interceptor work into delivery phase.

2025-11-26T10:32:56.385248-08:00

Turkey awards $6.5B Steel Dome air‑defence contracts to Aselsan and Roketsan

Ars Technica

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Can Russia’s revived Soyuz-5 win customers after the Western launch market dried up? Russia is pushing its revived Soyuz‑5 launcher as Western commercial launch opportunities evaporated after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. With traditional customers and partnerships cut off, Moscow must prove Soyuz‑5’s availability, price competitiveness and reliability to attract international and domestic payloads.

2025-11-26T10:02:22.540906-08:00

Can Russia’s revived Soyuz-5 win customers after the Western launch market dried up?

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