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FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue flies as company targets future uncrewed fighter competitions

Northrop Grumman says its YFQ-48A Talon Blue jet has flown for the first time in recent weeks, as the company positions for future opportunities to develop uncrewed fighters. The company is bullish on its prospects for winning a competitive award in the next phase of development.

2026-10-20T20:04:41.709812-07:00
aviation   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Military Aircraft Procurement   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Wall Street Journal • Bojan Pancevski

Airfield Attack Marked Opening Shot in Putin’s Sabotage Campaign Against Europe

By Wall Street Journal: BERLIN—A massive cargo plane, used to carry military assistance to Ukraine and parked at an airfield in eastern Germany, was attacked by explosive-packed drones in early August.

2026-10-20T19:05:54.754672-07:00
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The War Zone • Joseph Trevithick

Retired KC-10 Extender Tanker Has Risen From Boneyard To Fly Again

By The War Zone: The ex-USAF KC-10 is now headed for a second career in the private sector with Omega Air Refueling. Add TWZ (opens Google in a new window or tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.

2026-10-20T16:35:49.961413-07:00
aviation   Satellite   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
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politico.eu • Veronika Melkozerova

Rubio insists the US isn’t trying to hurt Ukraine

By politico.eu: The Ukrainian president complained about delayed air defense deliveries, the U.S. no longer warning of ballistic missile attacks and a slowdown in crucial Starlink services.

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2026-10-20T07:04:52.700064-07:00
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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Force plans overhaul of launch ranges as traffic surges

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force wants its busiest launch ranges to eventually handle surges of five to eight major operations a day under a modernization plan aimed at keeping aging infrastructure from becoming a constraint on space activity.

2026-10-20T15:40:38.376691-07:00
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

US Navy controls MQ-25A from aircraft carrier more than 2,100 miles away

By Air Data News: Test connected USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific with the unmanned tanker at Boeing's facility U.S. Navy has remotely controlled a Boeing MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueling aircraft from an aircraft carrier located more than 2,100 miles (3,380 km) away.

2026-10-20T11:56:01.249364-07:00
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Bloomberg • Christina Kyriasoglou, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Yazhou Sun

Dronemaker Helsing Is Said to Near Investment in Rival Destinus

By Bloomberg: Helsing is in advanced talks to invest in peer Destinus at a valuation of around €6 billion ($6.7 billion), according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that would bring two of the region’s most prominent dronemakers closer.

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2026-10-20T14:05:10.828480-07:00