AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
A LOT Polish Airlines flight from Warsaw to Tel Aviv reportedly triggered a false hijack alert after an incorrect transponder code was sent. The alert prompted fighter jets from three countries to scramble, highlighting how transponder or surveillance inputs can cascade into air-defense actions.
Reuters
By Reuters: Swedish defence equipment maker Saab signed a contract on Tuesday to deliver 16 Gripen E fighter aircraft to Ukraine in a deal worth about 24.6 billion Swedish crowns ($2.54 billion).
defence-blog.com
edrmagazine.eu
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The Boeing-owned T1 test asset previously completed deck handling trials at sea in 2021. Boeing's MQ-25 Stingray uncrewed naval refuelling aircraft has returned to sea for the first time in five years.
Reuters
By Reuters: Ukraine's military struck Russia's Dubna satellite communications centre in the Moscow region on Tuesday for the second time, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, in a widening campaign of strikes targeting such facilities.
aviation-defence-universe.com
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: The UK’s 2026 Defence Investment Plan confirms funding for 12 F-35A fighters, restating its plan to join NATO’s nuclear mission.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt hosted more than 45 military personnel from eight countries for an international helicopter exchange as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 (RIMPAC 26).
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Finland's defense ministry, Estonia's military, and NestAI signed a June 30 letter of intent to co-develop AI for unmanned systems and command and control.
Reuters
By Reuters: Kongsberg Gruppen will provide its defense system to Kuwait in a deal with Raytheon under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales programme, the Norwegian technology company said on Tuesday.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
