Reuters
• Sam Tabachnik
Reuters reports: Poland shot down Russian drones last Wednesday in the first known action of its kind by a member of the Western military alliance during Russia's war in Ukraine.
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FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: The UK could accelerate the availability of advanced features to be introduced via a major radar upgrade for its Typhoon combat aircraft, according to Eurofighter partner company BAE Systems.
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• Steve Trimble
By Aviation Week: Both top positions in the U.S. Air Force remain unfilled amid modernization challenges and growing threats from China and beyond.
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• Matthew Hill
By Bloomberg: Islamic State and al-Qaeda are gaining ground in Africa as they retreat elsewhere, cementing the continent’s reputation as the global epicenter for jihadist attacks, using new technologies to boost numbers and expand territories.
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• Murdo Morrison
By FlightGlobal: Israel's defence manufacturers were treated with more respect at DSEI than Paris, despite the government's eve-of-show ban on Israeli official delegations attending the biennial arms fair.
Reuters
• Guy Faulconbridge
By Reuters: Moscow and Minsk have said the exercises are exclusively defensive and that they do not intend to attack any NATO member.
Reuters
By Reuters: Defense Minister Ionut Mosteanu said the F-16 pilots came close to taking down the drone as it was flying very low before it left national airspace toward Ukraine.
CNN
• Mitchell McCluskey
By CNN: NATO has launched an initiative to reinforce the defense of Europe’s eastern flank after a Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace this week, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced on Friday.
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