FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the deployment of four RAF Eurofighter Typhoons to Qatar and two Wildcat helicopters equipped with anti‑drone missiles to Cyprus, boosting the UK's defensive posture in West Asia while publicly urging negotiated talks with Iran and reaffirming US ties.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences has completed fuselage fabrication for the X-65, an experimental aircraft that replaces conventional control surfaces with embedded air-jet effectors using active flow control technology, with first flight planned for 2027.
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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