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FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
South Korea establishes ministerial council to steer indigenous KF-21 fighter engine development
By FlightGlobal: South Korean government ministries have established a consultative body to coordinate the country's development of an advanced indigenous fighter engine, aimed at powering future variants of the KF-21 aircraft.
FlightGlobal
• Exclusive partner Honeywell
Turkey’s Baykar claims first UCAV beyond-visual-range missile kill
By FlightGlobal: Turkish manufacturer Baykar claims its Kizilelma unmanned combat aircraft has achieved an aviation first by successfully engaging a target drone with a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
Senator alleges Airbus Germany delivery failures sparked FCAS rift; Dassault seeks stronger governance ahead of Phase 2
By AeroTime: A French senator says Airbus Germany failed to deliver FCAS sub-assemblies, prompting Dassault to seek stronger governance as Phase 2 talks near.
Reuters
• Yimou Lee
Taiwan airline Apex Aviation seeks role in 'whole of society' defence with surveillance flights to counter China
By Reuters: Flying over the blue waters off Taiwan's east coast, a light aircraft equipped with a powerful U.S.-made radar slung under its belly tracks Chinese warships, collecting data its operator is keen to provide to Taipei's security forces.
Reuters
• Andrius Sytas
Lithuania to reopen Belarus border after balloon incidents
By Reuters: Lithuania will reopen its border crossings with Belarus, ending a closure imposed in response to airspace disruptions by smugglers' balloons, the Baltic republic said on Wednesday.
ANI News Agency
• Asian News International
Indian Air Force conducts humanitarian airlift to Sri Lanka, delivering ~9 tonnes of trauma and medical supplies after Cyclone Ditwah
By ANI News Agency: The rescue materials include about 4 tonnes of BHISHM modular trauma cubes, about five tons of medical supplies.
euro-sd.com
• Peter Felstead
U.S. FMS Order for AH-64E Apaches Will Make Poland the Largest International Apache Operator
By euro-sd.com: Boeing has received an FMS order from the US Army for AH-64E helicopters that will see Poland become the biggest international Apache operator.
