politico.eu
• Mason Boycott-Owen
The UK has dispatched one of its two aircraft carriers to back rapid deployment teams as part of an expanded NATO Arctic mission, after intercepting Russian aircraft. The move underscores growing allied posture and contingency planning in Arctic air operations.
Bloomberg
• Its Manufacturer, Space Weapons
By Bloomberg: Cold War-sized nuclear stockpiles are out. Emergent technologies like hypersonics, AI, space weapons and drones are in. World powers are betting big that getting there first will give them an insurmountable edge.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: External stores increase the aircraft's radar signature and reduce one of the principal advantages of a stealth fighter.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: British Army will shift battlefield reconnaissance to drones after operational lessons British Army will begin withdrawing its fleet of 34 Leonardo Wildcat AH1 helicopters in 2027.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Maritime patrol aircraft completed the mission during a tactical training exercise in Norway that also involved NATO Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed its first P-8A Poseidon mission to the North Pole , taking the maritime patrol aircraft farther north than ever before during Exercise Midnight Warrior.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: UK-produced attack drone launched from surface vessel for the first time. The UK Royal Navy (RN) has conducted test launches of the Callen-Lenz Nyan one-way effector (OWE) from an experimental vessel for the first time, as the service develops its new hybrid operating concept.
Reuters
By Reuters: Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said on Friday he was "not necessarily optimistic" on defence cooperation in Europe as countries are under pressure and have enough funds to invest.