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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

FCC narrows foreign-drone ban to exempt Pentagon 'Blue List' systems — DJI remains excluded

The Federal Communications Commission has narrowed its foreign-drone restrictions by exempting unmanned aircraft and critical components that appear on the Pentagon's Blue List, allowing those systems to retain or regain approval. The FCC did not extend that relief to DJI, which remains blocked under the broader ban.

2026-01-08T12:18:45.411054-08:00
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Aviation Today • Frank Wolfe

Pentagon IG Report Flags Ongoing F‑35A/C Readiness Shortfalls Affecting Strike Operations

By Aviation Today: While Air Force F-35A and Navy F-35C fighters by Lockheed Martin were in the U.S. strike package against Venezuela on Jan. 3, a Pentagon Inspector General (IG) report last month highlighted […].

2026-01-08T13:22:23.965197-08:00
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Defense Daily • Frank Wolfe

Pentagon Inspector General Warns of Ongoing F‑35 Readiness Shortfalls Amid Operational Deployments

By Defense Daily: While Air Force F-35A and Navy F-35C fighters by Lockheed Martin were in the U.S. strike package against Venezuela on Jan. 3, a Pentagon Inspector General.

2026-01-07T14:45:19.156163-08:00
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Breaking Defense • Michael Marrow

Northrop Grumman, Kratos Selected to Integrate XQ-58 Valkyrie for Marine Corps MUX TACAIR Program

By Breaking Defense: Northrop Grumman will serve as the prime contractor and integrate mission systems on Kratos’s XQ-58 Valkyrie for the Marine Corps’s MUX TACAIR Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

Also: DefenseNews.com, FlightGlobal, The Aviationist, Northrop Grumman, Defense Scoop, Defense Daily, Defense One, defencetoday.com, euro-sd.com, defence-industry.eu, GlobeNewswire, ir.kratosdefense.com and 3 more
2026-01-08T06:09:17.995465-08:00
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DefenseNews.com • Tom Kington

Italy selects Trapani‑Birgi as first F‑35 pilot school outside US; JPO and Lockheed to oversee readiness

By DefenseNews.com: The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and constructor Lockheed Martin will oversee the readying of the training center at Trapani-Birgi Air Base.

Also: news.ssbcrack.com, news.defcros.com and edrmagazine.eu
2026-01-08T08:35:06.980476-08:00