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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

China’s J-50/XDS tailless fighter may be testing a new radar

Recent images indicate that flight testing continues on the secretive tailless fighter developed by AVIC Shenyang. The apparent radar activity offers another indication of China’s aggressive push to develop new combat-aircraft capabilities, although the aircraft’s configuration and testing objectives remain undisclosed.

2026-09-20T20:04:56.368702-07:00
Supply Chain   Military Aircraft Procurement   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Defense Policy  
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Bloomberg • Anthony Capaccio

F-35 Parts Diversion to Hong Kong Under Probe in US Congress

By Bloomberg: A US House committee that oversees defense policy is investigating the diversion of potentially sensitive F-35 fighter jet components this year from Australia to Hong Kong, a spokesperson said.

Also: wonderfulengineering.com and defensemirror.com
2026-09-20T18:05:07.249881-07:00
Satellite   Space Force   AI   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Space Debris & Traffic Management  
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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Force expands use of commercial satellites to track electronic interference

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is expanding the use of commercial satellites to detect and locate GPS jamming and other electronic interference, turning what began as an experiment into a standing global operation.

Also: defence-blog.com, satnews.com and keeptrack.space
2026-09-20T03:50:33.033125-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

US Air Force fighter drones to join large-scale combat exercise for first time

By Air Data News: The US Air Force (USAF) will put its new Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones into a large-scale combat exercise for the first time in December, another step toward introducing uncrewed aircraft designed to operate alongside fighters.

Also: defence-industry.eu
2026-09-19T10:35:08.258969-07:00
F-16   Europe   North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Danish F-35s land in Greenland for first time in major NATO Arctic drill

By AeroTime: Danish F-35s landed in Greenland for the first time during a NATO Arctic training mission involving US and Canadian fighters, a French tanker and AWACS.

Also: defence-industry.eu and defence-industry.eu
2026-09-18T05:06:38.274395-07:00
Saudi Arabia   Middle East   Military Aircraft Procurement   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Defense Deals   Defense Policy  
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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Trump administration advances Saudi F-35 sale despite China security concerns

By AeroTime: The US administration has approved a possible $24.3 billion sale of F-35s to Saudi Arabia, despite intelligence warnings over China and concerns about Israel's military edge.

2026-09-18T01:51:07.776511-07:00
Saudi Arabia   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Middle East   Airports   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Washington Post • Sammy Westfall

Houthis claim attacks on ‘sensitive sites’ in Saudi Arabian capital

By Washington Post: Video footage showed a large plume of black smoke rising from an area near Riyadh’s international airport.

Also: Simple Flying and lemonde.fr
2026-09-19T13:35:07.502210-07:00