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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

U.S. Navy retires Bell TH‑57 Sea Ranger as Leonardo TH‑73A takes over training fleet

The U.S. Navy officially retired the Bell TH‑57 Sea Ranger after decades as the service’s primary rotary‑wing trainer, marking its final landing at the National Naval Aviation Museum in a sundown ceremony. The TH‑57 is being replaced across the training pipeline by the Leonardo TH‑73A Thrasher.

Also: DVIDS / U.S. DoD and avweb.com

2026-01-29T01:51:11.831997-08:00

Europe Military Aircraft Procurement Defense Industry & Major Contractors

defence-industry.eu

U.S. Air Force awards Raytheon $197M contract to deliver MS-110 multispectral reconnaissance system to Poland

By defence-industry.eu: Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a $197 million contract by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for the MS-110 Multispectral Reconnaissance System.

FlightGlobal

Poland signs up for Raytheon MS-110 reconnaissance pod acquisition

defensemirror.com

USAF Awards $197M Contract to Equip Polish Air Force with Reconnaissance Capability — Poland Becomes First NATO Operator

2026-01-28T07:13:30.598745-08:00

F-16 Europe Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Storm Kristin collapses hangar panels at Monte Real Air Base, damages at least two Portuguese F-16s

By AeroTime: Storm Kristin caused significant damage at Portugal’s Monte Real Air Base, with at least two F-16 fighters reportedly affected when hangar roof panels collapsed.

2026-01-29T01:05:24.986003-08:00

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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

China’s J-10C fighter to debut at Singapore air show

By FlightGlobal: The People's Liberation Army Air Force's August 1st display team has arrived in Singapore with seven Chengdu J-10C fighters, marking the type's debut at the biennial show following recent combat success with Pakistan.

2026-01-29T00:31:45.484219-08:00

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DefenseNews.com • Michael Scanlon

SWORD training platform key to US space superiority, program head says

By DefenseNews.com: The U.S. Space Force is positioning its Space Warfighter Operational Readiness Domain as a cornerstone for maintaining space superiority.

AirForceTimes

Space Warfighter Operational Readiness Domain (SWORD) touted as key to U.S. space superiority, program head says

news.defcros.com

Space Force SWORD Training Platform Integrates Cloud Tech to Boost Operational Readiness

Also: Military Times and news.ssbcrack.com

2026-01-28T14:19:44.942641-08:00

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Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

Lawmakers push for stronger anti‑jam, resilient PNT funding as Space Force completes GPS III launches

By Breaking Defense: Meanwhile, House and Senate appropriators are foot-stomping the need for improvements to the GPS constellation and new, resilient alternatives.

Air & Space Forces Mag

Space Force Launches Ninth GPS III Satellite amid Push for Resilient PNT

Satellite Evolution

U. S. Space Force Field Commands successfully launch GPS III Space Vehicle 09 into orbit

Also: SpaceNews.com, aero-defence.tech, defensehere.com, Defense Daily, orlandosentinel.com, investors.lockheedmartin.com, Lockheed Martin and 7 more

2026-01-28T09:18:32.972766-08:00

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gao.gov

SDA Missile-Warning Constellation at Risk — Agency Must Be Realistic and Transparent About Delivery Challenges

By gao.gov: DOD is developing a new system—a large constellation of satellites—to detect and track missile threats. But its current efforts risk not delivering...