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DefenseNews.com
• Hope Hodge Seck
US Marines seek Osprey‑portable GPS landing system to enable rapid operations on austere airfields
By DefenseNews.com: In the austere outpost of the future, the Corps wants its aircraft to land on a functioning airfield 90 minutes after the required equipment is flown in.
Aviation Week
• Tony Osborne
Austria finalises deal for Leonardo M‑346 advanced jet trainer to replace retired Saab 105s
By Aviation Week: Austria has finalized contracts to acquire Leonardo’s M-346 advanced jet trainer to replace the Saab 105s that were retired five years ago.
Breaking Defense
• Agnes Helou
France's Safran.AI, UAE’s TII team up on agentic AI for geospatial intelligence
By Breaking Defense: "We believe that AI agents, [specifically the] new generation of AI capabilities could serve better and more efficiently the clients and the end users," TII CIO Chawki Kasmi told Breaking Defense.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
UK declares Carrier Strike Group 25 fully operational for NATO after 2,500+ sorties
By FlightGlobal: Aircraft embarked aboard Royal Navy vessels during the UK's recently concluded Carrier Strike Group 25 deployment logged more than a combined 2,500 sorties, the service says.
AINonline
Dassault Rafale Demonstrates New Tech at Dubai Airshow — Potential Spillover to Business Jets
By AINonline: The French OEM's fighter jets are where the company proves new tech that filters to its business jets.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
Poland takes first domestically built AW149 battlefield helicopter
By FlightGlobal: Poland has received the first of 22 AW149 multi-role helicopters to be made domestically by Leonardo Helicopters subsidiary PZL Swidnik.
DefenseNews.com
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
Danish and UK Companies Rush to Acquire Counter‑Drone Tech After Airspace Breaches Expose Detection Gaps
By DefenseNews.com: Recent incursions have exposed speed of detection as a key gap in defending against drones, leaving security personnel unaware of threat types.
