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FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
Leonardo warns Yeovil factory’s future depends on UK New Medium Helicopter contract decision
By FlightGlobal: Leonardo has given the clearest warning yet that the future of its Yeovil factory in southwest England is under threat if it does not win an order from the UK through the ongoing New Medium Helicopter (NMH) competition.
Breaking Defense
• Tim Martin
Greece Nears Decision on L3Harris Viper Shield Electronic Warfare Package for F-16 Upgrades
By Breaking Defense: “I think you're going to find in the European air force conglomerate of F-16 buyers, Greece is likely next” to acquire Viper Shield, L3Harris' David Nyikos told Breaking Defense.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
Exclusive: Gravitics Unveils Diamondback — Orbital Carrier for Satellite Protection and Space-Based Interceptors
By Payload: Gravitics unveiled Diamondback, a smaller orbital carrier designed to fulfill missions from protecting US national security satellites to deploying space-based missile interceptors.
Air Data News
• JCC; Ricardo Meier
Colombia nears deal for Saab Gripen E fighters after contract revisions
By Air Data News: Colombia’s Defense Minister, Pedro Sánchez, stated that the contract for the acquisition of Saab Gripen E fighters should be signed still in.
Reuters
• Suleiman Al-Khalidi
U.S. to establish military presence at Damascus airbase to support Syria–Israel security pact
By Reuters: The United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering between Syria and Israel, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
DefenseNews.com
• Tom Kington
GCAP designers push to preserve weapons and unmanned‑drone integration options in UK–Japan–Italy programme
By DefenseNews.com: Integrating a variety of collaborative combat aircraft and optimizing munitions costs are key objectives in the UK-Japanase-Italy program.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
Singapore to upgrade UAV fleet: Hermes 450 replaced by Hermes 900
By FlightGlobal: Singapore will upgrade its unmanned surveillance capability by replacing its Elbit Systems Hermes 450 fleet with the larger, more capable Hermes 900 variant following comprehensive evaluations.
