Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Portugal has authorized the acquisition of three Embraer C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft for Greece. The approval advances a deal already approved by the Greek government, which submitted a formal request for the aircraft.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Exercise comes as Jakarta contemplates renewal for its eclectic fast jet fleet. Indonesian combat aircraft have conducted an exercise where they landed and took off from a civilian toll road in east Java.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Iceye and Nokia are looking to develop a satcom capability for Ukraine, under a new letter of intent with the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, announced.
Reuters
By Reuters: Britain said on Thursday it would for the first time use military helicopters and aircraft to fight wildfires after its hottest summer on record, as the government steps up efforts to combat a threat it says is being fuelled by climate change.
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
By The War Zone: The KJ-3000 is the most capable of China’s rapidly expanding airborne early warning and control aircraft fleet. The KJ-3000 is the most capable of China’s rapidly expanding airborne early warning and control aircraft fleet.
Reuters
By Reuters: Democratic US Senator Richard Blumenthal on Thursday said he had opened an inquiry into Ukraine's loss of critical access to the Pentagon's Starshield satellite communications service and the resulting degrading of Kyiv's ability to defend itself against Russian attacks.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Illustration by NorthStar Earth & Space WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has awarded its first operational contracts under a program designed to enlist commercial satellite operators during military crises.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick, Thomas Newdick
By The War Zone: The first public look at the missile in a surface-launched configuration comes as its manufacturer expands production. The first public look at the missile in a surface-launched configuration comes as its manufacturer expands production.
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• Tim Martin
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