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Aviation Week
• Tony Osborne
Austria finalises deal for Leonardo M‑346 advanced jet trainer to replace retired Saab 105s
By Aviation Week: Austria has finalized contracts to acquire Leonardo’s M-346 advanced jet trainer to replace the Saab 105s that were retired five years ago.
Breaking Defense
• Agnes Helou
France's Safran.AI, UAE’s TII team up on agentic AI for geospatial intelligence
By Breaking Defense: "We believe that AI agents, [specifically the] new generation of AI capabilities could serve better and more efficiently the clients and the end users," TII CIO Chawki Kasmi told Breaking Defense.
AINonline
Dassault Rafale Demonstrates New Tech at Dubai Airshow — Potential Spillover to Business Jets
By AINonline: The French OEM's fighter jets are where the company proves new tech that filters to its business jets.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
UK declares Carrier Strike Group 25 fully operational for NATO after 2,500+ sorties
By FlightGlobal: Aircraft embarked aboard Royal Navy vessels during the UK's recently concluded Carrier Strike Group 25 deployment logged more than a combined 2,500 sorties, the service says.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
Poland takes first domestically built AW149 battlefield helicopter
By FlightGlobal: Poland has received the first of 22 AW149 multi-role helicopters to be made domestically by Leonardo Helicopters subsidiary PZL Swidnik.
DefenseNews.com
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
Danish and UK Companies Rush to Acquire Counter‑Drone Tech After Airspace Breaches Expose Detection Gaps
By DefenseNews.com: Recent incursions have exposed speed of detection as a key gap in defending against drones, leaving security personnel unaware of threat types.
Vertical Mag
• CHRIS THATCHER
Ascent of the drones: How uncrewed aircraft systems are changing tactical aviation
By Vertical Mag: Tactical aviation’s first foray into uncrewed aircraft systems and air-launched effects (ALE) during the air mission commander course.
