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Reuters • Toby Shepheard

Five Arrested in Suspected Terror Plot Near RAF Fairford, U.S.-Used Air Base in Britain

British police arrested five men on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offenses outside RAF Fairford, a western England base operated by the U.S. Officials declared a major incident, established roadblocks and said the facility—used by U.S. Air Force personnel and bombers—was the target of a suspected attack plot.

Air & Space Forces Mag • Chris Gordon

UK Thwarts Suspected Terrorist Plot Against Base Used by US Bombers for Strikes on Iran

aviationnews.eu • Rob Vogelaar

Five Men Arrested Near RAF Fairford as Counter-Terror Police Lead Investigation

Also: Air Data News, DefenseNews.com, Associated Press, Axios, Aviation24, AirForceTimes, Aviation Week, Fortune, Navy Times, Army Times, ukaviation.aero, Bloomberg and 17 more

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2026-09-27T01:05:43.526402-07:00

North America Military Aircraft Procurement Orders Workforce & Skills Development

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

First Pilatus PC-21 trainers arrive in Canada

By Air Data News: First two of 19 aircraft will support a new RCAF training system, while Canada plans a separate PC-21 fleet to replace the Snowbirds' CT-114 Tutor jets.

1 Source

2026-09-27T10:05:33.146207-07:00

China Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Defense Policy

Bloomberg • Bloomberg News

China Conducts Air-Sea Exercise Near Scarborough Shoal on Sunday

By Bloomberg: China‘s People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command conducted a joint naval and air training exercise in the waters and airspace around Scarborough Shoal on Sept.

1 Source

2026-09-27T04:35:25.045014-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

U.S. secures authority for Golden Dome missile defense in Greenland

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The United States has secured authority to establish Golden Dome missile-defense capabilities in Greenland, opening the way for the Pentagon to expand a homeland defense network around Pituffik Space Base, where the U.S.

1 Source

2026-09-26T09:30:41.801687-07:00

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The War Zone • Howard Altman

Laser Weapons Will Be Deployed At Cape Canaveral Spaceport To Take Down Drones

By The War Zone: With the job of launching giant tubes packed with explosives and extremely expensive national security payloads on top, if anywhere could use lasers, it's the Cape.

1 Source

2026-09-26T11:15:08.034619-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

KBR taps veteran defense executive to lead Trinzic spinoff

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — KBR is putting a veteran defense executive in charge of a $5 billion-plus government technology business as it prepares to spin off operations spanning national security, NASA and military space into an independent public company.

1 Source

2026-09-26T13:36:00.163285-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Canada, Saab to enter full negotiations for six GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft

By FlightGlobal: Development follows May announcement of Saab as preferred supplier for new surveillance capability. Canada intends to acquire six Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, with Ottawa set to advance into full negotiations to purchase the type.

Air Data News

Canada moves closer to buying six Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft

The Aviationist

Canada Advances Negotiations with Saab for GlobalEye

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15 Sources

2026-09-25T07:50:05.011719-07:00

Hypersonic Military Aircraft Procurement Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons

The War Zone • Joseph Trevithick

Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile Seen Flying On F/A-18 Super Hornet For The First Time

By The War Zone: The Navy is pushing to get Blackbeard, a lower-cost and fast-to-produce standoff weapon, into operational service by 2028 at the latest.

Also: FlightGlobal and Aviation Week

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2026-09-25T13:50:26.638853-07:00

Five Arrested in Suspected Terror Plot Near RAF Fairford, U.S.-Used Air Base in Britain

UK Thwarts Suspected Terrorist Plot Against Base Used by US Bombers for Strikes on Iran

Five Men Arrested Near RAF Fairford as Counter-Terror Police Lead Investigation

First Pilatus PC-21 trainers arrive in Canada

China Conducts Air-Sea Exercise Near Scarborough Shoal on Sunday

U.S. secures authority for Golden Dome missile defense in Greenland

Laser Weapons Will Be Deployed At Cape Canaveral Spaceport To Take Down Drones

KBR taps veteran defense executive to lead Trinzic spinoff

Canada, Saab to enter full negotiations for six GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft

Canada moves closer to buying six Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft

Canada Advances Negotiations with Saab for GlobalEye

Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile Seen Flying On F/A-18 Super Hornet For The First Time

First Pilatus PC-21 trainers arrive in Canada

China Conducts Air-Sea Exercise Near Scarborough Shoal on Sunday

Trump says men arrested at UK air base used by US were looking to do 'big damage'

KBR taps veteran defense executive to lead Trinzic spinoff

Laser Weapons Will Be Deployed At Cape Canaveral Spaceport To Take Down Drones

U.S. secures authority for Golden Dome missile defense in Greenland

US F-35 fighters to debut in Indian multinational air exercise

Latvia To Order Anduril’s Barracuda Cruise Missile For Long-Range Strike Capability

Warthog, the A-10 attack jet, leaves Nellis after nearly 50 years but retirement remains distant

Swedish, Finnish fighter jets intercept group of Russian military aircraft

Finland and Sweden conduct first joint fighter mission to identify Russian aircraft over Gulf of Finland

U.S. advances stealth, uncrewed combat aircraft and allied airpower integration

Canada advances negotiations for six Saab GlobalEye aircraft for Arctic and NORAD missions

Navy targets 2028 operational service for lower-cost Blackbeard hypersonic missile

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