Washington Post
• Dan Lamothe
The U.S. abruptly canceled a planned training event for the 82nd Airborne Division, drawing attention to the division's rapid-response, ground-combat role and fueling speculation that units may be re-tasked for operations in the Middle East. The cancellation pauses scheduled readiness activity while authorities assess force posture.
Reuters
By Reuters: Switzerland now expects to purchase around 30 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, six fewer than initially projected, because of cost increases in the order, the government said on Friday.
Vertical Mag
• Jen Nevans
By Vertical Mag: How Ace Aeronautics is preparing surplus UH-60s for firefighting, rescue, and disaster response missions.
Vertical Mag
• Oliver Johnson
By Vertical Mag: Airbus U.S. Space & Defense is coming towards the end of the second year of a five-year project to create an unmanned and autonomous variant of the UH-72 Lakota helicopter.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Ukraine expects to take delivery of additional Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 fighters from France, following the arrival of its first donated examples early last year.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: David Lammy says RAF jets could lawfully strike Iranian missile sites in self-defense, as the UK expands its regional air-defense posture.
euro-sd.com
• Thomas Liebe
By euro-sd.com: Smith Myers Communications Ltd., the world’s first fully airborne-qualified Mobile Phone Detection and Location System (MPDLS) provider, today announced the addition of passive Wi-Fi and Bluetooth detection and geolocation capability, together with ATAK Cursor-on-Target (CoT) integration, to its market-leading ARTEMIS systems.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Russia warned Finland’s move to lift its ban on hosting nuclear weapons would stoke tensions in Europe and trigger a response from Moscow.
defence-blog.com
• Dylan Malyasov
Reuters
• Tom Balmforth
