UAV Development & Drone Programs   Europe   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
AeroTime • Joshua R Kroeker

Russian drone campaign exposes Europe’s vulnerability to low‑cost attacks on energy and transport

Russia's drone campaign against Ukraine has targeted energy and transport systems, showing how low‑cost unmanned attacks can destabilize society. The pattern serves as a warning for European infrastructure operators and governments to reassess resilience, civil‑defence planning, supply‑chain robustness and counter‑drone capabilities.

2026-02-01T20:07:28.776846-08:00
F-16   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Defense Deals  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Peru advances toward purchase of F-16V Block 70 to replace MiG-29 and Mirage 2000

By AeroTime: Peru is moving toward selecting the F-16V Block 70 as its next fighter jet, potentially replacing MiG-29 and Mirage 2000 aircraft.

2026-02-01T05:35:22.011860-08:00
Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Workforce & Skills Development  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Cabinet split over New Medium Helicopter award puts Leonardo’s Yeovil factory and 3,000 jobs at risk

By AeroTime: Cabinet split over New Medium Helicopter award leaves Leonardo’s Yeovil factory and 3,000 jobs at risk as deadlines loom, echoing the 1986 Westland Affair.

2026-02-01T04:13:49.241719-08:00
Satellite   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
Reuters

Musk: SpaceX measures to block Russia’s unauthorized use of Starlink appear to have worked

By Reuters: Elon Musk said on Sunday that moves by his SpaceX company to stop the 'unauthorized' use by Russia of its internet system Starlink seemed to have worked, while Kyiv's defence chief said officials were working on ways to prevent any future use by Moscow.

Also: DroneXL, azernews.az, militarnyi.com and militarnyi.com
2026-02-01T01:09:17.484955-08:00
Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
aviationnews.eu • Rob Vogelaar

Belgium Orders Five Cessna 408 SkyCourier Aircraft for Special Forces Operations

By aviationnews.eu: Aviation News – Belgium has ordered five Cessna 408 SkyCourier aircraft to support its special operations forces, opting for rugged twin-engine transports that can operate from short and unprepare….

Also: Air Data News
2026-01-31T10:10:04.511279-08:00
Event   F-16   Helicopter   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

RSAF to showcase Apache–F‑16C combined aerial display at Singapore Airshow

By FlightGlobal: The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will demonstrate a technically demanding 17-manoeuvre aerial display pairing a Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopter with a Lockheed Martin F-16C fighter jet at this year's Singapore air show.

2026-02-01T02:08:38.247073-08:00