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Reuters

Armed attack at Niamey airport damages three commercial aircraft as Niger junta blames France, Benin and Côte d’Ivoire

Heavy overnight gunfire at Niamey’s Diori Hamani International Airport left three commercial aircraft operated by ASKY and Air Côte d’Ivoire with minor damage and forced hours of firefights near the field. Niger’s military ruler Abdourahamane Tiani publicly accused the presidents of France, Benin and Côte d’Ivoire of sponsoring the assault, offering no evidence.

Also: South China Morning Post, The Independent and aa.com.tr
2026-01-30T05:38:32.334550-08:00
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

USAF awards up to $235.4M to Sabena for F-16 maintenance supporting Ukraine

By Air Data News: The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract valued at up to $235.4 million to Sabena Aerospace Engineering to provide maintenance and support services for.

Also: defensemirror.com and prm.ua
2026-01-30T04:16:15.532527-08:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Raytheon nears rate production of PhantomStrike; pre-production units delivered to KAI for Poland’s FA-50 fleet

By FlightGlobal: Raytheon is advancing toward rate-production of its PhantomStrike lightweight fire control radar, with pre-production units already delivered to Korea Aerospace Industries for Poland's future fleet of FA-50 light attack fighters.

2026-01-30T04:27:26.060785-08:00
MRO   Helicopter   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Boeing  
Boeing

Boeing to Build Four Additional MH-139A Helicopters for U.S. Air Force

By Boeing: PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29, 2025 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] will produce four additional MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters and provide related sustainment for the U.S.

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2026-01-29T06:51:13.299593-08:00