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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Saab have carried out advanced flight trials of an airborne early warning capability aboard the uncrewed MQ-9B, exploring the drone's potential as an AEW platform.
Air Montenegro will launch five year-round routes from Podgorica under the country's one-year PSO scheme, each flying three times weekly. Zagreb starts November 26, followed by Brussels on November 30 and Frankfurt on December 4.
Poland plans to transfer two additional MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine in a new military aid package valued at roughly €50 million, according to Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita.
An analysis challenges Boeing's claim that the 777F is the most operated widebody freighter. The 777F fleet now outnumbers 747 freighters, but the large 767 freighter fleet complicates any claim of market leadership.
Astroscale's UK subsidiary has secured a £15 million Ministry of Defence contract for Project LEDA, an orbital warfare initiative. Few specifics were disclosed, though the MoD indicated the work will contribute to a permanent defence capability in space.
The U.S. Air Force is seeking contractors to repair and sustain the U-2's ASARS-2 imaging radar over the long term, even though the service wants Congress to approve retiring its remaining U-2 fleet by the end of fiscal 2027.
Lockheed Martin received a $43.7M U.S. Navy contract modification to modernize operating systems in the F-35 reprogramming labs, which produce the threat-library mission data the jet relies on in combat.
The Office of Naval Research awarded Integer Technologies $23.1M to study how zero-trust cybersecurity could protect warship electrical power systems without slowing their time-critical control functions.
Taiwan's defence ministry said it tracked six Chinese military aircraft, seven PLA Navy vessels and one government ship near the island over the 24 hours ending early Oct. 29, with five of the aircraft sorties crossing into its northern airspace zone.
Japan's Defense Ministry reported that North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile around 12:36 p.m. local time on Oct. 29. It is believed to have come down near the peninsula's east coast, outside Japanese territory and Japan's exclusive economic zone.
Kongsberg booked NOK 23.3 billion (about $2.5 billion) in new orders in Q3 2026, more than double the NOK 9.5 billion a year earlier. The Norwegian defence group's order backlog reached a record NOK 174.2 billion.
Mobilicom will present its cybersecure uncrewed systems portfolio at the ARC WEPTAC conference, featuring its newly launched SwarmiX autonomous swarming technology aimed at military drone operators.
Drone maker Applied Aeronautics has launched Fleet, a connected software platform for commercial and military operators that combines asset tracking, live operational monitoring, maintenance management and post-flight review.
A commentary piece argues that modular construction lets airports add capacity faster. The author says it also limits disruption to operations, passengers and commercial revenue during terminal expansion projects.
Tennessee has entered the competition to host the planned U.S. Space Academy, proposing a site at an industrial park near Tullahoma, close to Arnold Air Force Base and roughly 60 miles from Huntsville. Governor Bill Lee unveiled the bid on Oct. 28.
WA Police has launched a Drone as First Responder program in Baldivis, Kwinana and Rockingham. Remotely piloted drones operate from docking stations and send live intelligence to officers before they reach an incident.
Virgin Galactic has revealed its updated Delta-class suborbital spaceplane, giving the vehicle a new name and flying it to its new base as the company works to resume commercial spaceflight.
QantasLink has finished its turboprop fleet refresh. The 12th and final mid-life Q400, VH-84H 'Rockhampton', landed in its namesake city, and the airline has now retired its Q200 and Q300 aircraft.
Panasonic Avionics has grown its ground handling and line maintenance network to 14 sites. Its Panasonic Technical Services unit becomes the first MRO line maintenance provider at Western Sydney International airport.
KLM Cityhopper has signed a deal with Liebherr-Aerospace to overhaul the main and nose landing gear on its Embraer 175-E1 fleet. Liebherr will do the work in-house, starting in November 2027.
Air New Zealand has pushed its Skynest lie-flat bunk product back again, from December to after the summer peak, because two regulators have not yet approved it. Its first new 787-9 arrives in Auckland this week.
Airbus and AJW Group have agreed a long-term deal for avionics and radome repairs. It combines Airbus' manufacturer expertise with AJW's global aftermarket network to provide component repair services.
Reid Wiseman, the Artemis II commander, emeritus astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain, has been appointed Caltech associate vice president and deputy director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Researchers are looking at layered Mylar shielding as a way to protect future lunar habitats from the Moon's extreme temperature swings. The work is part of wider engineering efforts to make long-term crewed stays on the lunar surface viable.
Qatar Airways CEO Hamad Al-Khater says the airline would serve Western Sydney International without incentives. He cited the airport's 24-hour operations as an advantage over Sydney Kingsford Smith, and the carrier eventually wants a daily service there.
A retrospective on the 1985 Manchester Airport disaster looks at how a mechanical failure and difficulties evacuating the cabin revealed serious shortcomings in emergency preparedness, and at the human factors lessons that followed.
Police and fire services in Utica, New York, are starting a 90-day Drone as First Responder trial using Axon and Skydio systems, after the city had announced a free six-month pilot with Flock in June.
The Pentagon plans to buy 60,000 attack drones, but the supply of HMX and RDX explosives depends on one decades-old Army plant. Odin Energetics says it could produce about a tenth of the required volume, which highlights a munitions supply-chain constraint.
A new Section 232 order on robotics imposes no tariffs for now and opens trade talks with a 180-day review. Drones were treated more harshly, with import duties of 25% to 100% applied in August.
Hobart–Auckland flights have restarted with support from Tasmania's Aviation Attraction Fund, running three times weekly and four during the February–March peak. Hobart Airport has a three-year plan to grow the route.