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Reuters • Toby Shepheard

Several Men Arrested After Suspected Explosives Incident Near RAF Fairford

UK counter-terrorism police declared a major incident near RAF Fairford after officers arrested several men under the Explosives Act. Homes were evacuated and cordoned off following reports of three suspicious vehicles traveling toward the U.S. Air Force bomber base, with specialist military personnel deployed.

Also: Axios, Aviation Week, ukaviation.aero, Stars and Stripes, BBC, Economic Times, The Guardian, NBC News, CNA, Euronews and Economic Times
2026-09-27T01:05:43.526402-07:00
Space Force   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

U.S. secures authority for Golden Dome missile defense in Greenland

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The United States has secured authority to establish Golden Dome missile-defense capabilities in Greenland, opening the way for the Pentagon to expand a homeland defense network around Pituffik Space Base, where the U.S.

2026-09-26T09:30:41.801687-07:00
Leadership   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization   NASA  
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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

KBR taps veteran defense executive to lead Trinzic spinoff

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — KBR is putting a veteran defense executive in charge of a $5 billion-plus government technology business as it prepares to spin off operations spanning national security, NASA and military space into an independent public company.

2026-09-26T13:36:00.163285-07:00
North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Policy  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Warthog, the A-10 attack jet, leaves Nellis after nearly 50 years but retirement remains distant

By Air Data News: The last A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to Nellis Air Force Base departed the Nevada installation on September 22, ending nearly five decades of operations at one of the most important bases in the history of the US Air Force attack jet.

Also: Aero-News
2026-09-26T02:05:13.992328-07:00
China   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Defense Policy  
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The War Zone • Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

F-35 Canopy And Weapons-Bay Door Loss To China: Separating Fact From Fiction

By The War Zone: What we know and don’t know, and the potential security impacts, regarding the real possibility China has major F-35 components in its possession. What we know and don’t know, and the potential security impacts, regarding the real possibility China has major F-35 components in its possession.

Also: CBS News, news.ssbcrack.com and defenceconnect.com.au
2026-09-24T12:50:56.071522-07:00