FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
Two Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters of the 40th Helicopter Squadron conducted their first operational convoy escort for Minuteman III ICBM sites at Malmstrom AFB, Montana on Jan. 8, beginning the type’s entry into nuclear security duties and a milestone in USAF ICBM modernization.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Copenhagen has launched Operation Arctic Endurance with NATO allies including Sweden, France and Germany after diplomatic talks in Washington broke down over US President Donald Trump's repeated demands to control the strategic Arctic territory.
DefenseNews.com
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
By DefenseNews.com: Larger Saildrone USVs are also under consideration to carry Lockheed Martin weaponry, such as the Mk 70 Vertical Launching System.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Southeast Asia's ageing fleet of tactical transports - averaging 45.5 years for legacy C-130s - is creating significant replacement opportunities for Airbus Defence & Space, Embraer and Lockheed Martin, as nations modernise military airlift capabilities amid growing operational demands.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Parsons buys Altamira for $375 million to expand space and intelligence portfolio Parsons buys Altamira for $375 million to expand space and intelligence portfolio.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Airbus Helicopters has secured another customer for its H175M - the military version of its super-medium-twin - with Ghana ordering two multirole-configured examples.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: France’s Directorate of Aeronautical Maintenance has awarded Sabena Technics a 10-year CAROLUS contract to support the Franco-German C-130J fleet at Évreux.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The compact, liquid-fuelled ramjet engine uses a novel combustion technology called rotating detonation that offers significantly improved efficiency for high-speed flight at Mach 5 and beyond.
Politico
• Pavan Acharya, Sam Ogozalek
