Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Angola's Minister of National Defense, General João Ernesto dos Santos, visited Portugal's Air Base No. 11 in Beja in January to tour the Embraer KC-390 presence and advance procurement discussions. The trip signals ongoing bilateral engagement on Angolan airlift capability and a potential KC-390 acquisition.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: EDGE has received a pair of new contracts to produce almost 170 uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the United Arab Emirates' armed forces.
defence-industry.eu
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Two French Rafale fighters have been deployed to Uppsala, Sweden, to test agile operations with a small support team in cold weather conditions.
Wall Street Journal
• Marcus Weisgerber
By Wall Street Journal: Such a delivery means the plane could be part of the nation’s 250th birthday festivities that are planned for July.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Safran completes successful flight demonstration of its Blacknaute Inertial Navigation System aboard a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
Reuters
By Reuters: Britain handed military contractors including BAE Systems and Leonardo a 453 million pound ($608 million) contract to upgrade radar systems on Typhoon fighter jets, in a move it said would strengthen defences against Russian threats.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: The Air Force is looking at extending its growing F-117 operations to 2034, 26 years after the type was officially retired.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Qatar is looking to satellite to boost its military capabilities, with a new MoU signed by Es’hailSat and the Qatar Armed Forces (QAF).
Wall Street Journal
• Alexander Ward, Michael R Gordon, Shelby Holliday
