AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
Finland's integration into NATO's air command deepened as a NATO E-3A Sentry AWACS conducted its first mission in Finnish airspace, the Finnish Air Force said. The sortie included joint flight operations with Finnish F/A-18 Hornet fighters and marks closer operational ties with NATO surveillance assets.
Aviation Today
• Frank Wolfe
By Aviation Today: The U.S. Air Force is looking to replace the Link-16 TacNet Tactical Radios (TTRs) by RTX‘s Collins Aerospace on the service’s fleet of Lockheed Martin HH-60W Jolly Green II combat […].
defence-blog.com
• Dylan Malyasov
By defence-blog.com: Two Iranian drones crossed into Azerbaijani airspace and struck Nakhchivan International Airport, injuring two people and causing damage to civilian infrastructure, according to Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready to share interceptor drones and expertise as the US and Gulf states explore ways to counter Iranian Shahed attacks.
Vertical Mag
By Vertical Mag: A tragedy at Kadena Air Base last year starkly illustrates the risks posed by helicopter rotor wash, an underappreciated hazard that is starting to receive more attention.
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.
Reuters
By Reuters: Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro defended his decision to let the United States use the Lajes airbase on Portugal's Azores Islands during the Iran bombing campaign, a position at odds with that of neighbour Spain which refused such requests.
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.
Wall Street Journal
• Anat Peled, Anika Arora Seth, Dov Lieber, Milàn Czerny
politico.eu
• Dan Bloom, Esther Webber, Sam Blewett
Reuters
