Reuters
• Janis Laizans
Latvia’s armed forces said at least one drone entered the country’s airspace, prompting activation of NATO fighter jets to engage the suspected threat. The incident follows a pattern of similar Baltic security events, underscoring persistent unmanned-airspace risks in the region.
Bloomberg
• Anthony Capaccio
By Bloomberg: A new global satellite system to alert US forces of incoming missile attacks was one of the “lowest performing” Space Force programs last year and risks developing “mission-critical defects” after being launched into orbit, according to an unreleased service report.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Airframer continues to believe only a joint programme will deliver future European military helicopter but sees scope to extend arrangement across the Atlantic.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: CEO Vytenis Buzas tells SpaceWatch.Global in Berlin that the swarm-software specialist is targeting a fifteenfold revenue jump this year- and restricting its investor outreach to NATO and European capital only.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: TKMS has partnered with Isar Aerospace to support Canada’s sovereign space launch ambitions as part of its bid to supply the country with 12 new submarines.
ch-aviation
• Luciano Braganca
By ch-aviation: The Indian Air Force (IFC, Delhi International), through the Ministry of Defence, has issued a request for information for the procurement of four to six long-range business jets, each with a minimum capacity of 19 passengers, to replace four 2005-built Legacy 600s deployed as VIP aircraft.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The weapon was developed locally in India, underlining the growing strength of the country’s aerospace supply chain. New Delhi has concluded trials of a new precision-guided missile that can be launched from drones at both air and ground targets.
Reuters
By Reuters: Two Russian jets last month intercepted a British Royal Air Force surveillance plane over the Black Sea, in what Britain's defence ministry said on Wednesday was a dangerous incident that raised the risk of potential escalation between NATO and Russia.
