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Last Updated: Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, 8:10 PM PST
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Reuters
• Yimou Lee
Taiwan airline Apex Aviation seeks role in 'whole of society' defence with surveillance flights to counter China
By Reuters: Flying over the blue waters off Taiwan's east coast, a light aircraft equipped with a powerful U.S.-made radar slung under its belly tracks Chinese warships, collecting data its operator is keen to provide to Taipei's security forces.
Reuters
• Andrius Sytas
Lithuania to reopen Belarus border after balloon incidents
By Reuters: Lithuania will reopen its border crossings with Belarus, ending a closure imposed in response to airspace disruptions by smugglers' balloons, the Baltic republic said on Wednesday.
euro-sd.com
• Peter Felstead
U.S. FMS Order for AH-64E Apaches Will Make Poland the Largest International Apache Operator
By euro-sd.com: Boeing has received an FMS order from the US Army for AH-64E helicopters that will see Poland become the biggest international Apache operator.
Reuters
• Alexander Tanas
Moldova says Russian drones entered its airspace again, posing aviation threat
By Reuters: Moldovan authorities said on Saturday that Russian drones had entered the country's airspace, posing a threat to aviation, in the third such incident in nine days.
Aviation Week
• Chen Chuanren
Hanwha Wins L-SAM Production Contract, Reveals Radar Tests
By Aviation Week: Hanwha Aerospace has been awarded a contract to produce the L-SAM system, which will form the outermost layer of South Korea's air and missile defense network.
ch-aviation
• CH-Aviation Staff
Lufthansa vows support to Bundeswehr in any future crisis
By ch-aviation: Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt International) CEO Jens Ritter said the airline would be ready to support the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) in a crisis, stating: "We are prepared to...
Economic Times
• ET Online
India, US sign Rs 7,995 crore FMS sustainment deal for Indian Navy MH-60R fleet
By Economic Times: India has secured a five-year sustainment support deal with the United States for its MH60R helicopter fleet. The agreement, valued at approximately Rs 7,995 crore, was signed through Letters of Offer and Acceptance under the US Foreign Military Sales program.
