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• Howard Altman
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• Howard Altman
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newsable.asianetnews.com
• Divya Danu
Mi-17 Helicopter Crash in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kills 5 Crew Members on Relief Mission
By newsable.asianetnews.com: Five crew members died on Friday when an Mi-17 helicopter, engaged in a relief operation amid heavy rains, crashed in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
UK Defence Journal
• Craig Langford
Typhoon fighter jets intercept business jet over England
By UK Defence Journal: Two RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled from RAF Coningsby on Friday after a business jet travelling from Nice lost contact with air traffic control, triggering a sonic boom heard across parts of Essex.
Also:
Sky News and
The Independent
Wall Street Journal
Trump-Putin Meeting Live Updates: Leaders Fly to Alaska for Russia-Ukraine War Summit
By Wall Street Journal: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will talk face-to-face to discuss what it would take to end the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not be present.
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FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
NATO re-evaluating E-7 acquisition amid uncertain US plans
By FlightGlobal: With the Pentagon publicly seeking to end the US Air Force's nascent E-7 procurement programme, NATO headquarters is now reconsidering its plans the field the Boeing airborne early warning and control platform.
Also:
Breaking Defense and
aerospaceglobalnews.com
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SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Space Force to absorb Air Guard space missions, sidestepping push for Space National Guard
By SpaceNews.com: Space Force to absorb Air Guard space missions, sidestepping push for Space National Guard Space Force to absorb Air Guard space missions by October, sidestepping push for Space National Guard.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
Hellfire Missile Launcher Disguised As Civilian Truck Breaks Cover In Taiwan
By The War Zone: Concealed launchers offer new flexibility for Taiwan, which currently only fires Hellfires from helicopters, especially when it comes to shore defense.
F-16
Europe
Military Aircraft Procurement
Defense Industry & Major Contractors
Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact
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Breaking Defense
• Bartosz Głowacki
Poland signs off on $3.8 billion F-16 fighter jet upgrade
By Breaking Defense: "Our goal is for Poland to be among the top three NATO countries in terms of operational capabilities," said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defense.
DefenseNews.com
