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Last Updated: Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, 5:06 PM PDT
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Reuters
Romania scrambles fighters after drone breaches its airspace during Russian strike on nearby Ukraine
By Reuters: Defense Minister Ionut Mosteanu said the F-16 pilots came close to taking down the drone as it was flying very low before it left national airspace toward Ukraine.
m.economictimes.com
• Asian News International
India Reviews IAF Proposal to Buy 114 'Made-in-India' Rafales — Rs 2 Lakh Crore Deal with 60% Indigenous Content Would Grow Fleet to 176
By m.economictimes.com: The Defence Ministry considers the Indian Air Force's proposal to acquire 114 'Made in India' Rafale fighter jets. Dassault Aviation will build them with Indian firms.
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Reuters
• Lucy Papachristou
Russian MiG-31s armed with hypersonic ballistic missiles fly over Barents Sea during Zapad 2025
By Reuters: Russians MiG-31 fighter jets equipped with hypersonic ballistic missiles completed a four-hour flight over the neutral waters of the Barents Sea as part of ongoing 'Zapad 2025' military exercises, the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday.
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Space.com
• Leonard David
UAP witnesses accuse Pentagon's UAP office of 'using science to come up with answers' at Congressional hearing
By Space.com: "This is about national security, government accountability, and the American people's right to the truth.".
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Hungary’s new paratrooper squadron conducts first jumps from Embraer KC-390
By Air Data News: Hungary’s newly-established paratrooper squadron has carried out its first parachuting operations using the Embraer KC-390 military transport aircraft during.
CNN
• Mitchell McCluskey
NATO launches 'Eastern Sentry' to bolster eastern flank after Russian drone breach of Polish airspace
By CNN: NATO has launched an initiative to reinforce the defense of Europe’s eastern flank after a Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace this week, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced on Friday.
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ANI News Agency,
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South China Morning Post,
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The Aviationist
• Stefano D'Urso
Second Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Conducts Maiden Flight, Joins First Bomber at Edwards AFB
By The Aviationist: The second B-21 conducted its maiden flight and will now join the first one, which has been flying since 2023 at Edwards Air Force Base. The second B-21.
Flying Magazine
Second B-21 Raider Takes Flight
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Air Data News,
AeroTime,
FlightGlobal,
DefenseNews.com,
Bloomberg,
Aviation A2Z,
Air & Space Forces Mag,
The Aviationist,
asdnews.com,
DVIDS / U.S. DoD,
Aviation Week,
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