FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has delivered four Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter Mk IIIs to the Indian Coast Guard, bringing the service’s total to 16 aircraft since deliveries began in 2022. HAL says the handover follows a March follow-on order for six additional Dhruvs.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Space Force awards $32 million in contracts to startups and small businesses.
AeroTime
• Gabriele Petrauskaite
By AeroTime: The Pakistan Air Force has sent fighter jets and support aircraft to Saudi Arabia under defense agreement with the Saudi Ministry of Defense.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: A fire reportedly broke out at a key Russian aircraft factory responsible for producing the Su-57 stealth fighter, according to videos and claims circulating on social media and cited by open-source intelligence analysts.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: The National Security Agency (NSA) along with a number of other parties, has released a new Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI), a report that.
Reuters
By Reuters: The Federal Aviation Administration and Pentagon said on Friday they had signed an agreement allowing the government's use of a high-energy laser counter-drone system along the southern U.S.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: The French navy will equip some of its FREMM-class frigates with Schiebel S-100 Camcopter uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), under a new order placed via prime contractor Naval Group.
APAC Defence Reporter
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FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: UK uncrewed air system (UAS) developer Certo Aerospace has hailed the performance of its Capstone rotary-wing platform in trials for the Royal Navy (RN) which saw it successfully conduct a simulated anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission.
