Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
BAE Systems has begun assembling the forward fuselage of the first Eurofighter Typhoon ordered by Türkiye at its Samlesbury factory in Lancashire. The milestone, confirmed Nov. 5, comes just over a year after Ankara signed a contract for 20 aircraft.
FlightGlobal
• Brooke Ingemi
By FlightGlobal: The US Department of State has approved a potential $100 million sale to Jordan for up to 1,500 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS) guided rockets.
By Spaceflight Now: Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 4:48 p.m. PST (7:48 p.m. EST / 0048 UTC). The mission is thought to be carrying satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield platform.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: The USAF did not originally plan for the air-to-air combat-focused F-15EX to carry CFTs, but its mission demands are evolving.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: US Air Force KC‑135 Center Console Refresh (CCR) effort seeks to address obsolescence issues in the aged but strategically important tanker aircraft.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Service details recent work conducted using one-way effector and uncrewed logistics platform. The UK Royal Navy (RN) has demonstrated an expansion to its operational Carrier Strike capability, with first trials conducted aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth using Nyan one-way effectors.
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
By Breaking Defense: To translate between the SpaceX-built SDN Backbone and other Pentagon communications and missile tracking satellites, sources said the Space Force is eyeing 12 or 13 Space Exchange Point birds.
Air & Space Forces Mag
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Final decision needed soon, as air force prepares for future beyond 'increasingly operationally irrelevant' CF-18 fleet.
The Daily Debrief
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Breaking Defense
• Seth J. Frantzman
SpaceNews.com
• Qurat-Ul-Ain Shabbir
Breaking Defense
• Robbin Laird
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• Ben Murray
