FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
CAE plans to broaden GlobalEye training activities in Canada, seeking to capitalize on rising demand for Saab’s Bombardier Global 6500–based AEW&C platform. The move is framed as reinforcement of CAE’s role as the Global 6500 training provider as GlobalEye adaptations attract additional military customers.
DefenseNews.com
• Military Times staff
By DefenseNews.com: The PL-16’s specs would let it chase large, slower-moving aircraft, one analyst said, though its effectiveness against smaller, faster planes is unclear.
Reuters
By Reuters: Ukraine's military has struck Russia's Dubna satellite communications centre in the Moscow region, the Ukrainian military's General Staff said on Monday.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has hosted the United States Air Force (USAF) Test Pilot School for the first time in many years, welcoming students and instructors to RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Stealth fighter replaces F-16s in air defense suppression role at Misawa U.S. Air Force's F-35A fighter jet is assuming one of military aviation's most demanding missions: suppressing enemy air defenses by locating and destroying radar-guided surface-to-air missile systems.
eVTOL Insights
• Jason Pritchard
By eVTOL Insights: Danish startup Acodyne has raised €2.5 million in pre-seed funding to scale its unmanned cargo aircraft for heavy-lift logistics in defence, offshore and remote operations.
DefenseNews.com
• Jaroslaw Adamowski
By DefenseNews.com: Among the listed items available for study are, for example, a Kinzhal hypersonic missile and a T-90M tank.
Reuters
• Aftab Ahmed, Saurabh Sharma
By Reuters: The Indian government is in talks with the UAE to sell some of its flagship defence systems, including the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, four Indian sources said, as the Gulf nation steps up arms procurement following the war in the Middle East.