AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
British Typhoon fighters took part alongside French Rafales in a nuclear deterrence exercise, marking a new step in operational cooperation between Paris and London. The report gives no further details on the exercise or the aircraft’s specific roles.
Reuters
• Jonathan Landay
By Reuters: Saudi Arabia appears to be expanding its ballistic missile factory to build larger solid-fuel missiles that could fly farther or carry heavier payloads, according to two US researchers who analyzed more than a year of commercial satellite images.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The F-35 manufacturer expects future uncrewed fighter requirements to include larger payloads, longer ranges, and better survivability.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: We believe Canada should be able to reach orbit on its own terms.".
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Lithuania’s RSI Europe and Estonia’s Odin Defence secure €29.5 million in EU funding to expand loitering munition warhead production.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Iceye and Nokia are looking to develop a satcom capability for Ukraine, under a new letter of intent with the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, announced.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Greek government submitted a formal request for the aircraft, which will be supplied through a Portugal has authorized the acquisition of three Embraer C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft for Greece, another step toward completing a deal already approved by the Greek government.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Exercise comes as Jakarta contemplates renewal for its eclectic fast jet fleet. Indonesian combat aircraft have conducted an exercise where they landed and took off from a civilian toll road in east Java.
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• Sandra Erwin
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• Ian Ellis-Jones
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
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