FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
Pilatus has secured initial certification for the PC‑7 MKX basic trainer, a regulatory milestone that paves the way for deliveries. The approval follows a bumper 2025 order year for the type, boosting Pilatus’s training‑aircraft pipeline and near‑term production commitments while accelerating operator training start‑ups.
Reuters
By Reuters: French aerospace and technology company Thales reported slightly higher than expected annual core profit on Tuesday and predicted higher profit margins for this year.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Rafale jets in the UAE secured the skies above French bases as France plans anti-drone and anti-missile systems and a frigate for Cyprus.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Iran may be absorbing heavy strikes, but its drone and missile launches are targeting a vulnerability that airpower alone cannot fix: the magazine depths of the adversaries ranged against it.
Reuters
By Reuters: The U.S. has made progress in its push to prise Congo's strategic minerals from China's orbit, but conflict, contested licences and compliance demands are still slowing Washington's advance into a region its rival dominates, diplomats and industry officials said.
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FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Shanghai-based MizarVision has been publicly posting satellite imagery of American military movements throughout Operation Epic Fury, including locations of F-22 fighters, command and control aircraft, and aircraft carrier strike groups - with some sites subsequently targeted by Iranian retaliation.
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AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: At least 15 US aircraft, mostly tankers, left Rota and Morón after Spain said its bases cannot be used for attacks on Iran.
