SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Apex plans to develop larger satellites to support missile defence missions and space‑based computing. The program seeks to field heavier platforms capable of hosting defensive payloads and on‑orbit processing, reflecting a push toward higher‑capability, defense‑aligned satellite architectures with expanded mission flexibility.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The first mass production example of a new South Korean unmanned air vehicle designed to monitor North Korea has been rolled out, with service entry set for 2027.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Australian Air Force tests casualty air evacuation capabilities in multinational medical exercise alongside New Zealand and US Pacific Air Forces personnel.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The move is a rare use of the probe-and-drogue method for in-flight refuelling by the US Air Force, which typically conducts such missions via a fuel transfer boom.
Air & Space Forces Mag
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: India’s Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) program is entering a decisive phase, with local media reports indicating that Airbus’ A400M is increasingly viewed as unsuitable due to its size and cost.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Textron Aviation Defense will display a simulator for the Beechcraft M-346N advanced jet trainer at the Sea-Air-Space event from April 20 to 22 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
AINonline
By AINonline: It flies low over cities and often between buildings.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Two French Air and Space Force Rafale B jets scrambled from Šiauliai, escorting a Russian Il-20 spy plane in the first interception of their current Baltic Air Policing rotation.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
