Reuters
After more than two weeks without major sorties, Taiwan reported on Sunday the return of large-scale Chinese military flights circling the island. The sudden resumption of PLA air activity raises regional surveillance and airspace-management pressures for civil and military operators across the Taiwan Strait.
Reuters
By Reuters: The Swiss government said on Saturday that it discussed requests by U.S. military and official aircraft to fly over the country, and based on its law of neutrality, rejected two Iran-related war flights but permitted three others.
Reuters
By Reuters: The A400M air troop transporter has had a complicated history. Here are the key events in the long-delayed project:.
AirForceTimes
• J D Simkins
By AirForceTimes: “The incident was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire,” the release said, adding that rescue efforts are ongoing.
Airbus
By Airbus: Airbus is working at full throttle to offer the German Air Force an operational Uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft (UCCA) system by 2029.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Italy’s Leonardo SpA outlined how its planned Guardian constellation of intelligence, surveillance….
Aviation Week
• Steve Trimble
By Aviation Week: The U.S. Air Force has awarded two new deals worth $2.43 billion to Boeing to continue developing two E-7A prototypes as directed by Congress.
Air & Space Forces Mag
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The Pentagon has disclosed specifications for its LUCAS one-way attack drone, a reverse-engineered derivative of Iran's Shahed-136 offering 434nm range at costs between $10,000-$55,000, as the US military deploys the type operationally for the first time in the Middle East theatre.
