FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
Saab has delivered the last two Gripen C fighters to Hungary’s Kecskemét Air Base, marking completion of deliveries under a 2024 contract amendment between Sweden’s FMV and the Hungarian Ministry of Defence. The arrivals expand Hungary’s Gripen C fleet to 18 aircraft for national and NATO air policing.
Bloomberg
• Bloomberg News
By Bloomberg: China has built a new US destroyer replica at a remote missile-testing site in its northwestern desert, satellite imagery shows, a target analysts say could be used to test anti-ship weapons.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Terma is taking AI to new heights with its role in the BIFROST satellite mission, while also strengthening European Defense Capabilities.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Airfield in California reopens as investigation into the loss of eight crew Flight operations have resumed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, one week after a B-52H Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff during a test mission, killing all eight people on board.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — Boeing won a contract worth up to $2 billion to build two next-generation military communications satellites for the U.S. Space Force, prevailing over Lockheed Martin in a competition to extend the life of one of the Pentagon’s most heavily used satellite networks.
govconwire.com
newsable.asianetnews.com
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Copenhagen is decommissioning its F-16s, sending them to Argentina and Ukraine. The Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) has turned in the fighter jet bearing the distinctive red-and-white livery of Denmark's national banner – the Dannebrog.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Defense minister cites Canada, Germany and Saudi Arabia as potential Italy has signaled that additional countries could join the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) , the multinational effort to develop a sixth-generation fighter aircraft alongside the United Kingdom and Japan.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman
By The War Zone: A new challenge offers a reward to anyone who can develop a system to deny Russia use of its airfields.
Associated Press
• the Fujian, Xinhua News Agency
