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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Saab offers Canada industrial role in Gripen and sixth‑generation work as F‑35 review raises Link 16 interoperability risk

Saab has offered Canada an industrial role in Gripen production and sixth‑generation fighter technology as Ottawa reviews its F‑35 purchase. U.S. control of the Link 16 encryption network raises concerns Washington could withhold access, jeopardizing NATO/NORAD interoperability if Canada chooses Gripen.

Also: CBC
2026-03-04T07:53:30.933447-08:00
Israel   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
The Aviationist • David Cenciotti

Israeli F-35I Downs Iranian Yak-130 Over Iran — First Recorded F-35 Air-to-Air Kill

By The Aviationist: This is the first time an F-35 has shot down a manned fighter jet. We will probably get more details throughout the day, but on Mar. 4, 2026, the Israeli.

Also: Aviation A2Z, India Defense News, news.ssbcrack.com, Military Times, defensemirror.com, defence.in, aerospaceglobalnews.com, ibtimes.com, newsable.asianetnews.com, intellinews.com and defensemirror.com
2026-03-04T01:14:57.533662-08:00
Space Force   North America   Defense Budgets & Spending   Space Defense & Militarization   Defense Policy  
Payload • Jacqueline Feldscher

Heritage Foundation Rates Space Force ‘Marginal’

By Payload: “The Space Force is woefully short of the resources required to hold adversary space systems at risk, and is not ready to operate in a contested environment even though conflict with a major adversary will likely begin in space,” the report says.

2026-03-04T05:33:06.951347-08:00
Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy   Airbus  
Reuters

Dassault warns Future Combat Air System (FCAS) is 'dead' unless Airbus agrees to cooperate on next‑generation fighter

By Reuters: The head of France's Dassault Aviation declared a troubled warplane project with Germany "dead" if Airbus did not back down from what he described as the European planemaker's refusal to cooperate.

Also: Aviation Week, spacewar.com, Daily Sabah, Economic Times, The Guardian, spacewar.com and spacewar.com
2026-03-04T02:02:50.752788-08:00