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Reuters • Mrinmay Dey

Drone sightings force Munich Airport to suspend operations for second night, stranding thousands

Munich Airport suspended operations for a second consecutive night after multiple suspected drone sightings, canceling and diverting flights and leaving thousands of passengers stranded; the airport said it would gradually resume service from 0700 local time (0500 GMT) as authorities investigate.

2025-10-03T21:00:21.187197-07:00

Reuters

ICAO Assembly condemns Russia for GNSS jamming

2025-10-03T09:12:27.758072-07:00

Reuters

Multiple drone sightings force overnight closure of Munich Airport; dozens of flights grounded and ~3,000 passengers stranded

2025-10-02T18:13:55.693135-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Cyberspace: The New Frontline in Space Warfare

2025-10-03T08:08:52.405136-07:00

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odt.co.nz

Caution urged as New Zealand accelerates into the space race As New Zealand moves rapidly to join the global space race, a professor warns the country must guard against becoming a proxy for a superpower—particularly the United States—and reinforce oversight, transparency and strategic independence in its emerging space activities.

2025-10-03T22:59:34.549042-07:00

Caution urged as New Zealand accelerates into the space race

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Drone sightings force Munich Airport to suspend operations for second night, stranding thousands Munich Airport suspended operations for a second consecutive night after multiple suspected drone sightings, canceling and diverting flights and leaving thousands of passengers stranded; the airport said it would gradually resume service from 0700 local time (0500 GMT) as authorities investigate.

2025-10-03T21:00:21.187197-07:00

Drone sightings force Munich Airport to suspend operations for second night, stranding thousands

nationalsecurityjournal.org

How the U.S. Navy’s 1970s CVV Decision Became a Strategic Mistake In the 1970s the U.S. Navy studied a 50–60,000‑ton CVV "medium" carrier meant to deliver faster, cheaper conventional carriers for ASW, ISR and flank protection during Vietnam and the Cold War. The program’s rejection is now viewed as a strategic mistake that helped shape subsequent carrier force posture.

2025-10-03T17:45:14.363421-07:00

How the U.S. Navy’s 1970s CVV Decision Became a Strategic Mistake

The Hill

Hegseth fires Navy chief of staff Jon Harrison amid overhaul of internal protocols Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday fired Navy chief of staff Jon Harrison, removing a key insider who helped rewire internal Navy protocols to fit the Trump administration’s vision. The move signals a broader Pentagon push to reshape service staffs and centralize decision-making.

2025-10-03T17:36:19.252312-07:00

Hegseth fires Navy chief of staff Jon Harrison amid overhaul of internal protocols

The Aviationist

Inside Hawaii’s 535th Airlift Squadron: How C-17 Crews Stand Ready to Support Rapid Mobility Across the Pacific At Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, leaders of the 535th Airlift Squadron described how C-17 crews sustain surge readiness to support rapid mobility across the Indo‑Pacific, highlighting intensive crew training, forward integration with joint and allied forces, and procedures that enable high‑tempo airlift and distributed logistics.

2025-10-03T14:32:40.996656-07:00

Inside Hawaii’s 535th Airlift Squadron: How C-17 Crews Stand Ready to Support Rapid Mobility Across the Pacific

thewatch-journal.com

NORAD tracks multiple Russian military flights in Alaskan ADIZ over five weeks NORAD detected and tracked multiple Russian military flights transiting the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone across five incidents in July–August 2025, including two Tu-95 strategic bombers, two Su-35 fighters and four Il-20 signals‑intelligence aircraft. U.S. and Canadian air‑defense assets monitored the contacts without reported engagement.

2025-10-03T13:06:15.423253-07:00

NORAD tracks multiple Russian military flights in Alaskan ADIZ over five weeks

AirForceTimes

U.S. conducts fourth lethal strike on suspected cartel vessel in Caribbean, killing four Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that U.S. forces carried out a fourth lethal strike in a series against a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean, killing four people. Officials said the target was an alleged drug-carrying boat; limited operational details were released.

2025-10-03T12:57:14.896564-07:00

U.S. conducts fourth lethal strike on suspected cartel vessel in Caribbean, killing four

The War Zone

Venezuela says its air defenses intercepted five US F-35B jets inside Maiquetía FIR, calls move a 'military provocation' Venezuelan defense officials reported their air defenses intercepted at least five U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighters operating inside the Maiquetía flight information region near the country's Caribbean coast, denouncing the action as an illegal incursion and a "military provocation."

2025-10-03T12:13:27.624472-07:00

Venezuela says its air defenses intercepted five US F-35B jets inside Maiquetía FIR, calls move a 'military provocation'

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