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Romania Scrambles Fighter Jets After Multiple Drones Breach Airspace Near Ukraine Border
By Reuters: Romania sent out fighter jets to track drones which breached its territory near the border with Ukraine early on Tuesday, and one was still advancing deeper into the country, the defence ministry said.
Baykar Kizilelma conducts simulated F-16 shoot-down in Turkish trials
By FlightGlobal: Baykar's Kizilelma unmanned combat aircraft has successfully conducted a simulated shoot-down of a Turkish air force F-16 fighter using a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile during trials east of Istanbul.
United Arab Emirates orders Embraer VIP jets for air force
By ch-aviation: The Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement, the United Arab Emirates' defence-industry regulator and procurement agency, has placed an order with Embraer...
US Air Force rehearses agile combat employment to operate from dispersed, cut-off bases against China
By DefenseNews.com: The Air Force's agile combat employment concept would prepare units to operate from dispersed, austere bases in a war against a major adversary like China.
UK Report Slams F-35 Programme Over Cost-Cutting and Standoff Munitions Shortfall
By The War Zone: A glaring lack of standoff air-to-ground munitions is just one of the issues identified in a critical U.K. government report. A glaring lack of standoff air-to-ground munitions is just one of the issues identified in a critical U.K.
Ukraine Signs for French Warplanes as U.S. Signals Potential F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia
By DefenseNews.com: Ukraine signs a deal for French warplanes, and the U.S. indicates it will sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia. That and more on this edition of Defense Dollars.
US approves possible sale of Navy satellite communication terminals to UK, Pentagon says
By Reuters: The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Navy Multiband Terminals, a maritime military satellite communications system, and related equipment to the United Kingdom for an estimated cost of $200 million, the Pentagon said in a statement Monday.