Bloomberg
• Ott Tammik
Russian military aircraft prompted defensive responses across Europe and North America: Estonia said a Su‑30 briefly violated its airspace for three minutes without posing a serious security threat, while NORAD scrambled multiple fighters after detecting Russian warplanes operating near Alaska.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: With demand for air-launched counter-drone capability having spiked due to the conflict in the Middle East, the UK Ministry of Defence is to place a further order for Thales-produced Marlet Lightweight Multirole Missiles.
Bloomberg
• Andreas Kluth
By Bloomberg: Escorting me out of his office, General Gregory Guillot pulls me aside to look at a few photos on the walls. We’re at the Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, which is the headquarters of the American military’s Northern Command and also of the binational US-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command, both of which Guillot oversees.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Japan has taken delivery of its first Kongsberg Joint Strike Missiles (JSMs), but the weapons cannot yet be deployed operationally as software integration work on the JASDF's F-35A fighters remains incomplete, the service's chief of staff has confirmed.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The first Embraer C-390 tactical transport destined for the Republic of Korea Air Force has completed its maiden flight from the manufacturer's facility near Sao Paulo.
Air Data News
DefenseNews.com
• Zita Fletcher
By DefenseNews.com: The upgraded missile is backed by "significant investment" and is advancing rapidly through initial tests.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: Spotters in Greece have caught an especially good look at what appears to be a particularly secretive drone.
Associated Press
• Freida Frisaro
By Associated Press: The FBI says a suspicious package found at MacDill Air Force Base contains possible energetic materials, and the investigation is ongoing.
DefenseNews.com
• Stephen Losey, Valerie Insinna
