FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences has finished fuselage fabrication for the X-65, an experimental demonstrator that replaces conventional control surfaces with embedded air-jet effectors using active flow control. The program aims to validate the technology in flight, with first flight targeted in 2027.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Another four of the UK Royal Air Force's (RAF's) Eurofighter Typhoons are to be flown to the Middle East, as the US and Israeli air campaign against Iran continues to impact security across the wider region.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: BlackSky has won a seven-figure renewal deal with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA). It has secured this award under the company’s NGA Luno A Facility Monitoring Delivery Order.
Vertical Mag
By Vertical Mag: The 8.3-tonne AW249 Fenice — the clean-sheet attack helicopter being developed by Leonardo Helicopters for the Italian Army — is on track for qualification and first deliveries in 2027, the manufacturer says.
Aviation Today
• Frank Wolfe
By Aviation Today: The U.S. Air Force is looking to replace the Link-16 TacNet Tactical Radios (TTRs) by RTX‘s Collins Aerospace on the service’s fleet of Lockheed Martin HH-60W Jolly Green II combat […].
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: A NATO E-3A Sentry AWACS flew its first mission in Finnish airspace alongside the Finnish Air Force, marking a new step in NATO integration.
defence-blog.com
• Dylan Malyasov
By defence-blog.com: Two Iranian drones crossed into Azerbaijani airspace and struck Nakhchivan International Airport, injuring two people and causing damage to civilian infrastructure, according to Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready to share interceptor drones and expertise as the US and Gulf states explore ways to counter Iranian Shahed attacks.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
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