Bloomberg
• Anthony Capaccio
An unreleased Space Force service report says the new global missile-attack alert satellite system was “one of the lowest performing” programs last year and could develop “mission-critical defects” after being placed into orbit.
Reuters
• Janis Laizans
By Reuters: Latvia's armed forces said on Thursday that there was at least one drone flying in the country's airspace and that NATO fighter jets were activated to combat the threat, the latest in a series of such security incidents in the Baltic region.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Airframer continues to believe only a joint programme will deliver future European military helicopter but sees scope to extend arrangement across the Atlantic.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: CEO Vytenis Buzas tells SpaceWatch.Global in Berlin that the swarm-software specialist is targeting a fifteenfold revenue jump this year- and restricting its investor outreach to NATO and European capital only.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: TKMS has partnered with Isar Aerospace to support Canada’s sovereign space launch ambitions as part of its bid to supply the country with 12 new submarines.
ch-aviation
• Luciano Braganca
By ch-aviation: The Indian Air Force (IFC, Delhi International), through the Ministry of Defence, has issued a request for information for the procurement of four to six long-range business jets, each with a minimum capacity of 19 passengers, to replace four 2005-built Legacy 600s deployed as VIP aircraft.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The weapon was developed locally in India, underlining the growing strength of the country’s aerospace supply chain. New Delhi has concluded trials of a new precision-guided missile that can be launched from drones at both air and ground targets.
Reuters
By Reuters: Two Russian jets last month intercepted a British Royal Air Force surveillance plane over the Black Sea, in what Britain's defence ministry said on Wednesday was a dangerous incident that raised the risk of potential escalation between NATO and Russia.
