Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Angola's Minister of National Defense, General João Ernesto dos Santos, visited Portugal's Air Base No. 11 in Beja in January to tour the Embraer KC-390 presence and advance procurement discussions. The trip signals ongoing bilateral engagement on Angolan airlift capability and a potential KC-390 acquisition.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Two French Rafale fighters have been deployed to Uppsala, Sweden, to test agile operations with a small support team in cold weather conditions.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: EDGE has received a pair of new contracts to produce almost 170 uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the United Arab Emirates' armed forces.
defence-industry.eu
Wall Street Journal
• Marcus Weisgerber
By Wall Street Journal: Such a delivery means the plane could be part of the nation’s 250th birthday festivities that are planned for July.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Safran completes successful flight demonstration of its Blacknaute Inertial Navigation System aboard a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
Reuters
By Reuters: Britain handed military contractors including BAE Systems and Leonardo a 453 million pound ($608 million) contract to upgrade radar systems on Typhoon fighter jets, in a move it said would strengthen defences against Russian threats.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: The Air Force is looking at extending its growing F-117 operations to 2034, 26 years after the type was officially retired.
halifax.citynews.ca
By halifax.citynews.ca: DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that he wants to “get Greenland, including right, title and ownership,” but said he would not use force to do so while repeatedly deriding European allies and vowing that NATO should not try to block U.S.
Wall Street Journal
• Alexander Ward, Michael R Gordon, Shelby Holliday
