European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Rheinmetall has signed a Letter of Intent to establish a new satellite testing facility in Andøya, Norway. The agreement aims to expand the company’s Nordic space and defense-industrial test footprint, aligning with broader efforts to scale satellite-related experimentation and validation work.
aviationnews.eu
• Rob Vogelaar
By aviationnews.eu: Aviation News – The Vietnamese Defence Ministry is reportedly targeting the acquisition of Russian Su-57 fifth-generation fighter aircraft by the early 2030s.
DefenseNews.com
• Brian Everstine
By DefenseNews.com: Turbulence and the failure of a turbocharger in an MC-1B Predator caused the drone to crash last year in Afghanistan, the Air Force announced Thursday.
DefenseNews.com
• Aaron Mehta
By DefenseNews.com: WASHINGTON — The secretary of the Air Force is "disappointed" that SpaceX was not certified for military space launch before the end of 2014, but remains confident the company will meet the requirements set forth from the service.
DefenseNews.com
• Deanne Corbett
By DefenseNews.com: The German military intends to revive its controversial Euro Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle program after it was canceled in 2013 due to spiraling costs and airworthiness issues.
DefenseNews.com
• Jaroslaw Adamowski
By DefenseNews.com: Slovakia's Minister of Defense Martin Glvac has unveiled plans to acquire nine UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in a deal estimated to be worth up to €300 million euros (US $348 million), reports local daily Pravda.
DefenseNews.com
• Andrew Chuter
By DefenseNews.com: A shortage of engineers and other skilled personnel is an imminent threat to British military aviation safety, according to a high-ranking safety official.
DefenseNews.com
• Burak Ege Bekdil
By DefenseNews.com: ANKARA — Turkey's top procurement panel decided Wednesday Jan. 7to place anorder forfour more F-35 fighter jets and five more CH-47F Chinook heavy transport helicopters, the government announced.
Bloomberg
• Katrina Manson, Kiel Porter, Sana Pashankar
