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Last Updated: Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, 10:35 AM PDT
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Washington Post
• Alex Horton
U.S. Special Operations helicopters flew within 90 miles of Venezuela as Caribbean mission expands
By Washington Post: U.S. Special Operations helicopters flew within 90 miles of Venezuelan territory, according to a Post analysis. Trump authorized CIA covert action inside the country.
The Aviationist
• Kai Greet
ATAC Hawker Hunter Crashes Off California Coast; Pilot Recovered, Investigation Underway
By The Aviationist: A Hawker Hunter owned by civilian contractor ATAC crashed into the sea off the Californian coast on Oct. 15. Local news reports state that the pilot was.
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Aviation Today
• Calvin Biesecker
Tycho.AI Exits Stealth with $10M Series A to Enable Autonomous Navigation in GPS‑Jammed Environments
By Aviation Today: Tycho.AI, a startup developing autonomous navigation software for fast, low-flying drones in GPS-jammed environments, on Oct. 7 emerged from stealth with a $10 million Series A round to scale the […].
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Aviation Today
• Frank Wolfe
USAF Eyes Purchase of Spare Parts for AWACS DRAGON Avionics Program
By Aviation Today: The U.S. Air Force is looking into a buy of spare parts for the service’s Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of Avionics for Global Operations and Navigation (DRAGON) program for Boeing […].
Economic Times
• ET Online
HAL’s LCA Tejas Mark 1A built at Nashik set for maiden flight after government approves 97 more jets
By Economic Times: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited announced the first LCA Mark 1A fighter jet, produced in Nagpur, is set to fly on Friday. This marks a significant step following the government's approval of 97 additional jets, bringing the total to 180.
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Aviation Week
• Steve Trimble
L3Harris Offers OA-1K Sky Warden Light‑Attack Variant to Israeli Air Force
By Aviation Week: L3Harris says the company will try to sell the OA-1K Sky Warden to the Israeli Air Force.
APAC Defence Reporter
• APDR Staff
Australia Concludes RAAF E-7A Wedgetail Deployment Supporting NATO Assistance to Ukraine
By APAC Defence Reporter: Australia’s deployment of an RAAF E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to support humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine has concluded.
