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Space Force pushes competition in satellite buys as industry warns of industrial-base risk

The U.S. Space Force is pressing to inject more competition into satellite procurement, opening programs to new entrants. Satellite manufacturers warn that faster churn or fragmented contracts could unsettle investment, production continuity and the industrial base that underpins military space capability.

2026-01-13T06:07:34.937961-08:00

The Air Current

Peraton in Charge of FAA ATC Modernization — Faces Political, Financial and Reputational Risk

2026-01-13T05:43:53.766603-08:00

Leeham News

Decades of unfinished FAA ATC modernization meet a Trump administration three‑year overhaul as radar contracts move forward

2026-01-13T00:27:41.881139-08:00

Reuters

Iran jams and seizes Starlink terminals amid internet blackout and protest crackdown

2026-01-12T12:40:30.462584-08:00

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Space Force pushes competition in satellite buys as industry warns of industrial-base risk The U.S. Space Force is pressing to inject more competition into satellite procurement, opening programs to new entrants. Satellite manufacturers warn that faster churn or fragmented contracts could unsettle investment, production continuity and the industrial base that underpins military space capability.

2026-01-13T06:07:34.937961-08:00

Space Force pushes competition in satellite buys as industry warns of industrial-base risk

The Air Current

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Peraton in Charge of FAA ATC Modernization — Faces Political, Financial and Reputational Risk Peraton has been named prime integrator for the FAA’s nationwide air-traffic control modernization and now effectively leads delivery of the Brand New ATC System. The contractor assumes concentrated technical, schedule, financial and political risk as the program accelerates toward a targeted 2028 implementation.

2026-01-13T05:43:53.766603-08:00

Peraton in Charge of FAA ATC Modernization — Faces Political, Financial and Reputational Risk

Leeham News

Guest column: Vincent E. Bianco — How FAA and Congress Have Failed Aviation Oversight FAA veteran Vincent E. Bianco argues that successive presidential administrations and Congresses have consistently failed to provide adequate aviation oversight since the FAA's 1957 founding, leaving regulatory gaps and accountability shortfalls that undermine safety and modernization efforts and calling for systemic reform.

2026-01-13T00:27:43.866754-08:00

Guest column: Vincent E. Bianco — How FAA and Congress Have Failed Aviation Oversight

Leeham News

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Decades of unfinished FAA ATC modernization meet a Trump administration three‑year overhaul as radar contracts move forward Decades of stalled FAA air‑traffic modernization — deemed unfinished since the agency's 1957 founding — are confronting an accelerated three‑year overhaul under the Trump administration. Recent radar contract awards advance the compressed timetable, even as critics point to long‑running structural and delivery failures that persist.

2026-01-13T00:27:41.881139-08:00

Decades of unfinished FAA ATC modernization meet a Trump administration three‑year overhaul as radar contracts move forward

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

DOD painted military aircraft to resemble civilian airliners, prompting FAA safety and legal questions The Department of Defense painted military aircraft to resemble civilian airliners, prompting FAA scrutiny over safety, airspace identification and legal implications. Regulators and lawmakers are questioning whether such disguises endanger civil aviation, complicate air traffic control, and violate marking or flight rules.

2026-01-12T22:01:49.149101-08:00

DOD painted military aircraft to resemble civilian airliners, prompting FAA safety and legal questions

Reuters

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Iran jams and seizes Starlink terminals amid internet blackout and protest crackdown Iran is jamming and seizing SpaceX Starlink terminals — using Chinese and Russian military‑grade jammers and raids on homes — during a near‑total internet blackout to suppress nationwide protests. Elon Musk met U.S. defense officials as Washington weighs responses while experts warn Tehran can now massively jam Starlink.

2026-01-12T12:40:30.462584-08:00

Iran jams and seizes Starlink terminals amid internet blackout and protest crackdown

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

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Turkish Airlines places aviation journalist Ali Kıdık on six‑month no‑fly list amid dispute over critical coverage Turkish Airlines has placed aviation journalist Ali Kıdık on an internal no‑fly list for six months, citing his articles and social media posts as damaging to the carrier's brand. Kıdık says the ban is retaliation for critical reporting, prompting debate over airlines' authority to bar critics.

2026-01-12T11:45:29.280089-08:00

Turkish Airlines places aviation journalist Ali Kıdık on six‑month no‑fly list amid dispute over critical coverage

AINonline

Aerothrive named EASA 'Qualified Entity' — multinational team receives formal accreditation EASA has designated Aerothrive, a multinational team of aviation experts, as a 'Qualified Entity', granting the group formal accreditation from the European regulator. The recognition confirms Aerothrive’s standing to engage with EASA on technical and advisory matters related to European aviation oversight.

2026-01-12T10:15:20.854447-08:00

Aerothrive named EASA 'Qualified Entity' — multinational team receives formal accreditation

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Space Force pushes competition in satellite buys as industry warns of industrial-base risk

Peraton in Charge of FAA ATC Modernization — Faces Political, Financial and Reputational Risk

Decades of unfinished FAA ATC modernization meet a Trump administration three‑year overhaul as radar contracts move forward

Iran jams and seizes Starlink terminals amid internet blackout and protest crackdown

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