ch-aviation
• Luciano Braganca
France is leasing a Falcon 8X to provide coverage while its government fleet undergoes maintenance. The available report does not specify the lease duration, cost or which aircraft are being maintained.
Vertical Mag
• Oliver Johnson
By Vertical Mag: Estimated reading time 3 minutes, 28 seconds.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: UK and Germany agree deeper space cooperation at the Berlin summit, naming SaxaVord Spaceport and targeting a Memorandum of Understanding in early 2027 on launch, assured access and defence.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Accident is reported to have killed all 32 passengers and crew. The Nigerian air force is investigating the fatal loss of one of its ATR 42 twin-turboprops “during a routine mission” on 5 October.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Japanese conglomerate anticipates higher defence revenues and profit margins. Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries sees defence aerospace as a key growth area, with a focus on uncrewed aircraft as well as small turbofans.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: While officials decry the militarization of space, they’re also funding their own programs to boost their in-space defense postures.
Bloomberg
• James Stavridis
By Bloomberg: The Pentagon’s abrupt withdrawal of a dozen long-range B-1 bombers from a British airbase this week raises a host of troubling questions. Vice President J.D.
Wall Street Journal
• Drew Fitzgerald, Lara Seligman, Marcus Weisgerber
By Wall Street Journal: Soon after a July cabinet meeting ended at Camp David, the rustic presidential retreat in Maryland, President Trump turned to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth with an order: “Get Feinberg on the phone.”.
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The War Zone
• Jamie Hunter
DefenseNews.com
• Cristina Stassis
