Reuters
Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro defended allowing US forces to use Lajes airbase in the Azores during the campaign against Iran, a policy at odds with neighbouring Spain, which refused similar basing requests. The decision underscores a split in allied basing stances in Europe.
Reuters
• Tom Balmforth
By Reuters: Ukraine's F-16 fighter jets didn't have enough missiles to shoot down Russian drones and missiles for more than three weeks after supplies from Kyiv's partners dried up just as Moscow was preparing a massive winter air campaign, three sources said.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Hindustan Aeronautics has won a INR29 billion ($319 million) contract to supply six Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter Mk-III rotorcraft to India's coast guard, including performance-based logistics support, marking renewed confidence in the type following safety modifications after a fatal crash in 2025.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Italy plans to provide air defense assistance to Gulf countries following Iranian drone and missile attacks, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said.
Reuters
• Yimou Lee
By Reuters: Chinese air force activity around Taiwan has fallen sharply in recent weeks, with no flights at all in the past week, a sudden drop in what had been daily military manoeuvres that could signal Beijing is recalibrating its pressure on Taipei.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The Pentagon says it will transition from expensive long-range missiles to GPS-guided gravity bombs as its air campaign against Iran intensifies, though senior officials insist munitions stockpiles remain strong despite heavy use of precision weapons.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Embraer will integrate an artificial intelligence-based counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) suite into the A-29 Super Tucano under a partnership with.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Space Force presses case for more personnel and training Space Force presses case for more personnel and training.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
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