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aviation   Eurofighter   ATC   Europe   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

German Eurofighters intercept Corendon 737 after false hijack alert; Nuremberg airport briefly suspends operations

Two German Air Force Eurofighters scrambled on Oct. 13 after a Corendon Airlines Europe Boeing 737-800 flying from Corfu to Nuremberg transmitted a hijacking or emergency alert. The aircraft landed safely; the airline attributed the alert to a radio malfunction, and police found no danger after a temporary airport shutdown.

airwaysmag.com • Helwing Villamizar

Nuremberg Flights Resume After Corendon Emergency Alert

Also: aviationnews.eu, Air Data News, Reuters, Wings, Simple Flying, theaviationhub.co.uk, The Independent, CNN and 5 more
2026-10-13T05:19:23.270966-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Israel   AI   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
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DefenseNews.com • Hope Hodge Seck

Drone carrying M250 machine gun completes firing test

By DefenseNews.com: A heavy-duty quadcopter carrying Sig Sauer’s new M250 light machine gun has completed a test requiring it to identify and engage targets from the air.

Also: Army Times and Military Times
2026-10-13T05:06:02.914361-07:00
aviation   UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Sikorsky  
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indiastrategic.in • India Strategic Staff/ Agency

Sikorsky Introduces Nomad™ 100 Fast Pack, a Containerized VTOL UAS Kit for Rapid Deployment in Austere Environments

By indiastrategic.in: WASHINGTON, Oct 12, 2026. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, today introduced the Nomad 100 fast pack, a containerized vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aerial system (UAS) kit designed to help customers rapidly deploy autonomous air capability from austere and infrastructure-limited locations.

2026-10-13T05:15:37.672851-07:00