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Satellite   Europe   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization   Airbus   Thales  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

France awards Airbus and Thales Alenia Space contract for IRIS military Earth-observation system

The French Defence Procurement Agency has awarded Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space a joint-prime contract to develop IRIS, a next-generation military optical observation system designed for ultra-high-resolution imagery. Airbus is lead contractor, with Thales Alenia Space serving as co-contractor on the program.

Also: indiastrategic.in and defence-industry.eu
2026-11-10T00:49:10.902504-08:00
Europe   North America   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Wall Street Journal • Alexander Ward, Shelby Holliday

U.S. Aircraft Evacuated From Second U.K. Base Due to Iran Threat

By Wall Street Journal: evacuated American aircraft from a Royal Air Force base in England on Monday in the wake of a threat from Iran, according to people familiar with the matter.

Also: AeroTime, The Independent, ANI News Agency, CNN, The Guardian, koreatimes.co.kr and The Independent
2026-11-09T23:28:16.569856-08:00
aviation   BizAv  
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The War Zone • Thomas Newdick

B-1B Lancer Pilots Are Now Training On HondaJets

By The War Zone: Contractor-operated HondaJets will give B-1 pilots a major injection of yearly flight time at a tiny fraction of the cost. Contractor-operated HondaJets will give B-1 pilots a major injection of yearly flight time at a tiny fraction of the cost.

2026-11-09T14:55:16.261234-08:00