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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

French Mirage 2000D crashes during night training, killing one crew member

A French Air and Space Force Mirage 2000D crashed near Rogéville in eastern France during a nighttime training flight on Oct. 20. One of the two crew members was confirmed dead, while rescuers continued searching for the second; the aircraft was assigned to Escadron de Chasse 2/3 “Champagne.”

Also: The Aviationist, defence-blog.com, The Independent, lemonde.fr and The Independent
2026-10-20T23:19:25.901181-07:00
aviation   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Europe   Policy & Regulation  
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Reuters • Florence Loeve, Leo Marchandon, Marek Strzelecki, Maria Rugamer

Europe weighs giving utilities, infrastructure companies more powers to bring down drones

By Reuters: The potential clients for technology such as electronic jammers and interceptor drones tested at the Brétigny-sur-Orge site are no ​longer just governments, police and armies.

Also: AeroTime
2026-10-21T00:04:26.613711-07:00
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FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Northrop optimistic about next round of uncrewed fighter development

By FlightGlobal: The company's YFQ-48A Talon Blue jet logged its first flight in recent weeks. Military airframer Northrop Grumman is bullish on its prospects to secure a competitive win in future opportunities to build uncrewed fighter jets.

2026-10-20T20:04:41.709812-07:00
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Wall Street Journal • Bojan Pancevski

Airfield Attack Marked Opening Shot in Putin’s Stepped-Up Sabotage Campaign

By Wall Street Journal: BERLIN—A massive cargo plane, used to carry military assistance to Ukraine and parked at an airfield in eastern Germany, was attacked by explosive-packed drones in early August.

2026-10-20T19:05:54.754672-07:00
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FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Northrop sold company-owned B-21 test aircraft to USAF for $371m

By FlightGlobal: The transfer was previously disclosed without a specific dollar value. Defence manufacturer Northrop Grumman has revealed how much the US Air Force (USAF) paid for a company-owned B-21 test article.

2026-10-20T20:04:41.737286-07:00