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Aviation Week • Sean Broderick

NTSB Chair Warns NDAA’s Section 373 Could Undermine Manned Rotary-Wing Safety Oversight

Aviation Week reports: NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy is strongly opposing Sec. 373, “Manned Rotary Aircraft Safety,” in the House-passed 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.

AINonline • Matt Thurber

Critics Say National Defense Act’s Transponder Waivers Could Weaken D.C. Airspace Safety

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Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

AMTI ASAP: US Space Force readying multi-source acquisition for satellites to track aircraft

By Breaking Defense: "So the focus is going to be on delivering AMTI [airborne moving target indication] capability very quickly," Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said.

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Force rolls out new naming scheme for satellites and space weapons

By SpaceNews.com: Space Force rolls out new naming scheme for satellites and space weapons Space Force rolls out new naming scheme for satellites and space weapons.

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First Hensoldt PEGASUS SIGINT Aircraft Arrives in Germany for Luftwaffe Mission-Systems Integration

By Janes: The first of three currently contracted Hensoldt Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System (PEGASUS) signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft for the Luftwaffe has...

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HENSOLDT, Lufthansa Technik begin converting Bombardier Global 6000 into PEGASUS SIGINT platform for German Armed Forces

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Germany Receives First Bombardier Global 6000 for Pegasus SIGINT Conversion

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Aviation Week • Brian Everstine

U.S. Navy Signals Growing Interest in Boeing MQ-28 'Ghost Bat' Loyal Wingman

By Aviation Week: The Ghost Bat, a loyal wingman in development for years by Boeing’s arm Down Under, has been a trailblazer for what has become the CCA trend.

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Aviation Week • Guy Norris

Engine-makers Vie for Booming Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Market

By Aviation Week: Competition to power the emerging collaborative combat aircraft market is intense, with U.S. and international plans to spend billions in the next five years.

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Philippines confirms purchase of six additional Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft

By Air Data News: The Armed Forces of the Philippines confirmed on November 28 during budget hearings that it has ordered six new Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for the.

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How a Mid-Tier Contractor Won the Air Force’s “Doomsday” Plane: Open Architecture and Government-Owned Data Cut Costs and Speed Modernization

By Breaking Defense: From SAOC to other programs, open architecture and government-owned data cut sustainment costs and speed modernization.

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AMTI ASAP: US Space Force readying multi-source acquisition for satellites to track aircraft

Space Force rolls out new naming scheme for satellites and space weapons

First Hensoldt PEGASUS SIGINT Aircraft Arrives in Germany for Luftwaffe Mission-Systems Integration

HENSOLDT, Lufthansa Technik begin converting Bombardier Global 6000 into PEGASUS SIGINT platform for German Armed Forces

Germany Receives First Bombardier Global 6000 for Pegasus SIGINT Conversion

U.S. Navy Signals Growing Interest in Boeing MQ-28 'Ghost Bat' Loyal Wingman

Engine-makers Vie for Booming Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Market

Philippines confirms purchase of six additional Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft

How a Mid-Tier Contractor Won the Air Force’s “Doomsday” Plane: Open Architecture and Government-Owned Data Cut Costs and Speed Modernization

Space Force rolls out new naming scheme for satellites and space weapons

First Hensoldt PEGASUS SIGINT Aircraft Arrives in Germany for Luftwaffe Mission-Systems Integration

U.S. Navy Signals Growing Interest in Boeing MQ-28 'Ghost Bat' Loyal Wingman

Engine-makers Vie for Booming Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Market

NTSB Chair Warns NDAA’s Section 373 Could Undermine Manned Rotary-Wing Safety Oversight

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