politico.eu
• Milena Wälde
Austria has barred U.S. military aircraft from its airspace for operations linked to Iran, invoking a national neutrality law that forbids flights tied to ongoing conflicts. Vienna says the measure legally restricts overflights and further narrows European transit and basing options for U.S. military movements.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Embraer will display the KC-390 Millennium and the A-29 Super Tucano at FIDAE 2026, Latin America’s main aerospace exhibition, scheduled for April 7-12.
Reuters
By Reuters: Russia's Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, one of country's largest export gateways, lost at least 40% of its storage facilities in Ukrainian drone attacks last month, U.S.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: The three-nation Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) is moving into its next phase of activity, following the award of a contract worth £686 million ($904 million).
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: France and the UK are to launch study work on a joint successor to the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile currently employed by their respective fleets of Eurofighter Typhoons and Dassault Aviation Rafales.
Vertical Mag
By Vertical Mag: The company announced it has been awarded a Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the U.S. Army to advance development of hydrogen fuel cell electric propulsion system for helicopters and cargo drones.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: The UAE was prepared to contribute €3.5 billion to the Rafale F5 but walked away after France refused meaningful technology transfers, La Tribune reports.
Reuters
By Reuters: Sweden will buy air defence and anti-drone systems worth 8.7 billion Swedish crowns ($916 million) from among others Saab and BAE Systems , the country's defence minister said on Thursday.
