FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
Shanghai-based MizarVision, a commercial geospatial-intelligence firm, publicly posted satellite imagery tracking U.S. military movements during Operation Epic Fury — identifying locations of F-22 fighters, command-and-control aircraft and carrier strike groups. Some published sites were later struck in Iranian retaliation.
Vertical Mag
By Vertical Mag: In late 2025, the German Armed Forces completed customer acceptance and qualification of CAE Prodigy as part of upgrades to their CH-53GS full-motion helicopter simulators.
Vertical Mag
• Lisa Gordon
By Vertical Mag: Quantum Helicopters joins Team M1 as training provider for U.S. Army Flight School Next bid.
The Atlantic
• Brynn Tannehill
By The Atlantic: The new age of war is already here, swarming over Barksdale Air Force Base.
Reuters
• Tim Hepher
By Reuters: The outgoing head of Airbus Helicopters called for deeper European collaboration in defence procurement and warned that fragmenting programmes into national projects would drive costs beyond what countries could afford.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Poland's defense minister has ruled out redeploying Patriot batteries to the Middle East after reports the US informally asked Warsaw to consider the move.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: RTX has secured a $3.8 billion contract for the production of Pratt & Whitney F135 engines that power the F-35 fighter, under an award issued by the U.S.
Aviation Week
• Chen Chuanren
By Aviation Week: Boeing and Rheinmetall have partnered to jointly market the MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft for Germany’s requirement by 2029.
Washington Post
• Alex Horton, Andrew Ba Tran
