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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Nuremberg Airport reopens after Eurofighters escort Corendon flight amid unconfirmed emergency

Nuremberg Airport halted operations on Oct. 13 during a police response to a suspected in-flight emergency involving a Corendon Boeing arriving from Corfu. Eurofighters escorted the aircraft, which landed safely; authorities issued an all-clear after about an hour, though details of the alert remained unclear.

Aviation24 • André Orban

Nuremberg Airport reopens after fighter jets escort Corfu flight

Reuters

Flight lands safely in Germany after hijack alert issued due to radio malfunction, airline says

Also: Wings, CNN, theaviationhub.co.uk, The Independent, The Independent and The Independent

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2026-10-13T05:19:23.270966-07:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs AI Defense Industry & Major Contractors

DefenseNews.com • Hope Hodge Seck

Drone carrying M250 machine gun completes firing test

By DefenseNews.com: A heavy-duty quadcopter carrying Sig Sauer’s new M250 light machine gun has completed a test requiring it to identify and engage targets from the air.

Also: Army Times, Military Times and news.ssbcrack.com

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2026-10-13T05:06:02.914361-07:00

Satellite Project Kuiper Space Defense & Militarization

Aviation Week • Vivienne Machi

U.S. Army Tests Amazon Leo Network Potential For Soldier Connectivity

By Aviation Week: The U.S. Army recently stress-tested the use of Amazon’s nascent proliferated communications network to provide high-speed connectivity to soldiers in the field.

SpaceNews.com

Amazon Leo demonstrates satellite internet for U.S. Army

2 Sources

2026-10-13T05:05:59.998072-07:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs Defense Policy

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The War Zone

Drones Are Creating New Opportunities For The U.S. Army To Deceive Its Enemies

By The War Zone: Deception and guile are emerging as primary tasks for uncrewed platforms in the Army's new concept of operations. Add TWZ (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.

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2026-10-13T05:45:37.967850-07:00

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Payload • Victoria Woodburn

Pasha Kravtsov, True Anomaly

By Payload: When a former colleague shared that his company was working to counter a recently-launched Russian military sat, Pasha Kravtsov wanted in.

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2026-10-13T05:54:43.845958-07:00

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indiastrategic.in • India Strategic Staff/ Agency

Sikorsky Introduces Nomad™ 100 Fast Pack, a Containerized VTOL UAS Kit for Rapid Deployment in Austere Environments

By indiastrategic.in: WASHINGTON, Oct 12, 2026. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, today introduced the Nomad 100 fast pack, a containerized vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aerial system (UAS) kit designed to help customers rapidly deploy autonomous air capability from austere and infrastructure-limited locations.

Vertical Mag

Sikorsky introduces Nomad 100 Fast Pack VTOL UAS kit

2 Sources

2026-10-13T05:15:37.672851-07:00

AI Commercial Space Space Defense & Militarization

Bloomberg • Gerry Doyle, Sana Pashankar

Orbital Data Centers Risk Becoming Military Targets in Space

By Bloomberg: Orbital data centers chasing unlimited solar power and boundless real estate increase the risk of potentially catastrophic conflict in space — just as militaries worldwide embrace artificial intelligence and see computing facilities as critical infrastructure.

2 Sources

2026-10-13T02:50:44.137466-07:00

aviation UAV Development & Drone Programs Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

Washington Post • Jim Geraghty

The unfriendly skies: When military drones target civilian airports

By Washington Post: If you're looking to terrorize people, a drone attack on a major airport is an effective tool.

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2026-10-13T04:04:46.109151-07:00

Nuremberg Airport reopens after Eurofighters escort Corendon flight amid unconfirmed emergency

Nuremberg Airport reopens after fighter jets escort Corfu flight

Flight lands safely in Germany after hijack alert issued due to radio malfunction, airline says

Drone carrying M250 machine gun completes firing test

U.S. Army Tests Amazon Leo Network Potential For Soldier Connectivity

Amazon Leo demonstrates satellite internet for U.S. Army

Drones Are Creating New Opportunities For The U.S. Army To Deceive Its Enemies

Pasha Kravtsov, True Anomaly

Sikorsky Introduces Nomad™ 100 Fast Pack, a Containerized VTOL UAS Kit for Rapid Deployment in Austere Environments

Sikorsky introduces Nomad 100 Fast Pack VTOL UAS kit

Orbital Data Centers Risk Becoming Military Targets in Space

The unfriendly skies: When military drones target civilian airports

Pasha Kravtsov, True Anomaly

Sikorsky Introduces Nomad™ 100 Fast Pack, a Containerized VTOL UAS Kit for Rapid Deployment in Austere Environments

U.S. Army Tests Amazon Leo Network Potential For Soldier Connectivity

Drones Are Creating New Opportunities For The U.S. Army To Deceive Its Enemies

German Eurofighters escort Corendon jet as Nuremberg Airport shuts down

Drone carrying M250 machine gun completes firing test

Airbus Helicopters chief welcomes speed boost for NGRC rotorcraft

NATO fund targets drone defence technologies as Ukraine reshapes priorities

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Army expands use of software combining satellite and drone imagery

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Lockheed Martin unveils PAC-3 Edge interceptor with new seeker, flight controls and multi-pulse motor

Ukraine tests interceptor drones as Russia deploys fast, jet-powered attack drones over Kyiv

France plans solo sixth-generation fighter development after FCAS breakup

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