eVTOL Insights
• Thomas Sleightholm
Amprius Technologies will use an award of up to $75 million from the U.S. Department of War to convert an existing electric-vehicle battery production line to manufacture high-energy-density cells for unmanned aerial systems.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Finland formally presented its first F-35As in Rovaniemi, where Finnish pilots have begun flying the type ahead of operational service in 2028.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Thales will supply Ireland with five deployable GM400 Alpha radars, giving the country its first long-range primary military air surveillance capability.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Contract reflects Chinese investments in long-range air-to-air weapons. US defence research company SRC has secured a US Air Force contract to develop a sensing capability that can help protect large aircraft from long-range missiles.
Reuters
• Greg Torode
By Reuters: Analysts estimate a full-scale runway could be completed by mid-2027, strengthening Beijing's military control over the disputed sea.
Bloomberg
• Levin Stamm
By Bloomberg: Almost two-thirds of Swiss voters want to ditch a deal to buy F-35 fighter jets, after a parliamentary report last month said that claims the contract had a fixed price weren’t true.
CNBC
• Lim Hui Jie
By CNBC: Washington has reportedly deployed a third aircraft carrier to the region, raising prospects of an escalation of tensions in the region.
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• Sandra Erwin
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