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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

UK pledges New Medium Helicopter decision before end‑March after talks with Leonardo to keep AW149 bid alive

UK defence ministers met Leonardo executives twice in the past fortnight to reassure the company of continued government commitment to the long‑running New Medium Helicopter (NMH) competition. Ministers promised a procurement decision ahead of an end‑March deadline to keep Leonardo’s AW149 bid in contention.

2026-02-11T09:40:28.750887-08:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs AI Military Aircraft Procurement Defense Industry & Major Contractors Defense Policy

DefenseNews.com • Hope Hodge Seck

US Marine Corps advances plans for drone wingman

By DefenseNews.com: The Marine Corps released its 2026 Aviation Plan on Tuesday, outlining its strategy to maintain and develop its aviation fleets.

Aviation Week

U.S. Marines outline multi-decade aviation transformation in 2026 Marine Aviation Plan

marinecorpstimes.com

US Marine Corps releases 2026 Aviation Plan advancing development and procurement of 'drone wingman' capability

Also: Navy Times, aerospaceglobalnews.com, news.ssbcrack.com, marines.mil and Military Times

2026-02-11T05:34:39.276259-08:00

Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Defense Policy

Reuters

Lviv mayor: Ukrainian air defences intercept Russian missiles targeting Lviv region

By Reuters: Ukraine's air defences repelled a Russian missile attack on Lviv region, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said on Wednesday, after the air force warned of Russian missiles in the air.

2026-02-11T06:05:27.347238-08:00

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Axios • Colin Demarest

Exclusive: Raytheon’s Coyote counter‑drone systems down swarms in Army trials; RTX signals major production ramp

By Axios: Raytheon anticipates "significantly" increased production "across the Coyote family" this year.

AeroTime

Raytheon’s recoverable Coyote Block 3NK defeats drone swarms in US Army demo

Unmanned Airspace

Raytheon demonstrates Coyote Block 3NK non‑kinetic counter‑UAS defeating drone swarms in U.S. Army demo

2026-02-11T04:15:56.337323-08:00

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tass.com

Russian Aerospace Forces Receive Su-57 Fighters Fitted with Upgraded 101KS Tracking Sensors

By tass.com: One of the main changes in the modernized Su-57 aircraft is the upgraded 101KS onboard optical-electronic self-defense system, the experts said.

Air Data News

Russia receives new batch of Su-57 fighters with updated onboard systems, UAC says

frontierindia.com

Russia Receives a 'Large Batch' of Su-57 Fifth‑Generation Fighters

Also: defence.m5dergi.com, defence-blog.com, India Defense News, militarnyi.com, news.ssbcrack.com and defence.m5dergi.com

2026-02-10T06:56:19.386696-08:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Defense Industry & Major Contractors

Vertical Mag

Parallel Flight Technologies and Alpha Unmanned Systems collaborate on heavy-fuel UAS development

By Vertical Mag: Parallel Flight is adapting its Firefly unmanned aircraft system to operate on heavy fuel.

Also: dronelife.com

2026-02-11T06:18:57.792900-08:00

Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Defense Policy

Axios • Colin Demarest

Inside Red Flag: U.S. and allies train for future air combat

By Axios: "We've all been shot down at Red Flag before," said Master Aircrew Andy Welham-Jones.

2026-02-11T04:15:55.759981-08:00

Satellite Europe Defense Industry & Major Contractors Space Defense & Militarization

spaceanddefense.io

SatService (Calian subsidiary) to deliver Q/V‑band satellite ground station for German Armed Forces

By spaceanddefense.io: SatService, a German-based satellite ground systems provider and subsidiary of Canada’s Calian Group, has been awarded a contract to deliver a Q/V-band satellite ground station for the German Armed Forces, supporting both scientific research and military communications.