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Last Updated: Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, 10:53 PM PDT
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Reuters
• Johan Ahlander
Saab gets ready to produce more Gripen fighter jets if Ukraine deal is finalised
By Reuters: Swedish defence group Saab can meet demand for its Gripen fighter jets even if a landmark deal for up to 150 planes to Ukraine becomes reality, the defence group's CEO said on Friday.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
VCs Assess How Airbus–Thales–Leonardo Merger Could Reshape Europe’s Defense, Supply Chains and Startup Exits
By Payload: Payload spoke with a handful of European venture capital firms to determine the impact of the merger between Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo.
Associated Press
• Associated Press
US military flew supersonic B-1 bombers up to the coast of Venezuela
By Associated Press: The U.S. military has flown a pair of supersonic, heavy bombers up to the coast of Venezuela. Thursday's flights come a little over a week after another group of American bombers made a similar journey as part of a training exercise to simulate an attack.
Washington Examiner
US Air Force deploys two B-1 Lancer bombers off Venezuela amid rising tensions
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
66 F‑16 Block 70 fighters for Taiwan delayed into 2027, raising readiness concerns
By FlightGlobal: Deliveries of 66 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighters for Taiwan have been delayed again, with the aircraft now unlikely to arrive before late 2026 and possibly extending into 2027.
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Peck
Greenland radars vulnerable to hypersonic missiles, critics warn
By DefenseNews.com: The early warning radars on Greenland are key to defending the U.S. against nuclear attack, but they're vulnerable to hypersonic missiles, critics warn.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
Russian military jets briefly enter Lithuanian airspace, MoD says — follows similar breach over Estonia
By AeroTime: Lithuania’s MoD says Russian military aircraft briefly entered its airspace, days after NATO condemned a similar September breach over Estonia.
The War Zone
• Tyler Rogoway
AFSOC OA-1K Light-Attack Aircraft Makes Crash Landing Near Will Rogers International Airport
By The War Zone: Air Force Special Operations Command's new OA-1K light attack plane made a crash landing in a field not far from Will Rogers International Airport today.
