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Beechcraft M-346N Begins U.S. Showcase Tour for Navy UJTS

The Aviationist Blog - Tue, 16/09/2025 - 20:15
Textron Aviation Defense will showcase the Beechcraft M-346N’s capabilities as a “ready-now” solution for the U.S. Navy Undergraduate Jet Training System. Textron Aviation Defense has announced the launch of a U.S. tour to showcase the Beechcraft M-346N as a “ready-now” solution for the U.S. Navy Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) program. An M-346 has been […]
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F-22 Fires Longest Known AIM-120 AMRAAM Shot in History

The Aviationist Blog - Tue, 16/09/2025 - 16:48
Recently disclosed tests with the F-22 set a new record for the AIM-120 AMRAAM in 2024, part of the form, fit, function refresh (F3R) development effort. The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), the backbone of Western beyond-visual-range air combat for more than three decades, has achieved its longest known shot to date. RTX’s Raytheon […]
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DRAFT REPORT on drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges - PE775.735v02-00

DRAFT REPORT on drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges
Committee on Security and Defence
Reinis Pozņaks

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

China/Europe/India/Russia/Saudi Arabia/UAE/United States : The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Intelligence Online - Tue, 16/09/2025 - 06:00
As global strategic rivalries return to the fore - in Ukraine, Gaza, the Taiwan Straight and in Africa, where Russia is a force to be reckoned with - accumulating crises are influencing the spy-satellite power players: who observes what, who sets up where, who sows alliances with whom and, increasingly, who releases what data publicly.The upshot is that the targets selected for observation, the countries being courted, and the NGOs and broadcasters being brought into the loop all provide insight into the major space players' strategies and focal points. [...]
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United States : Washington gets ready for currency war with Beijing and Brussels

Intelligence Online - Tue, 16/09/2025 - 06:00
Against a backdrop of trade tensions exacerbated by President Donald Trump's tariffs, the House Foreign Affairs Committee is examining a [...]
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China/France : French engineering schools call off partnership with Chinese military-linked Beihang University

Intelligence Online - Tue, 16/09/2025 - 06:00
One of the most emblematic projects of French-Chinese academic cooperation has fallen flat. Intelligence Online has learned that a partnership [...]
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France : French intelligence woos Eastern European partners in face of Moscow threat

Intelligence Online - Tue, 16/09/2025 - 06:00
The incursion of Russian drones onto Polish territory on the night of 9 to 10 September put the Colonel Julian [...]
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Qatar : Thales wins risky victory against former Qatari partner

Intelligence Online - Tue, 16/09/2025 - 06:00
French defence group Thales in August won a lawsuit in Doha against former Qatari partner AlJaber Engineering, with whom it [...]
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France : Paris pushes to build trade ties with new Damascus regime

Intelligence Online - Tue, 16/09/2025 - 06:00
Backed by employers' federation Medef and the foreign ministry, a French trade delegation is slated to visit Damascus in late [...]
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Ukraine : Kyiv looks to Europe for GEOINT support amid uncertainty from Washington

Intelligence Online - Tue, 16/09/2025 - 06:00
The Space Defence & Security Summit, which brings together the entire Western military space community in Paris from 16 to [...]
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U.S. Conduct Second Strike on Smuggling Boat in the Caribbean

The Aviationist Blog - Mon, 15/09/2025 - 23:00
President Trump announced the second lethal strike by the U.S. military as part of the counter-drugs operations. This is a developing news, we will update it once new details are available. U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new lethal strike against an alleged smuggling boat in international waters in the Caribbean. Once again, the boat […]
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Greece Considers More F-35s Over F-16 Block 50 Upgrade – Reports

The Aviationist Blog - Mon, 15/09/2025 - 21:58
Talks with Lockheed Martin to upgrade Greece’s 38 F-16C/D Block 50s remain stalled, while new jets won’t arrive before 2031 and will need upkeep soon after. Reports from Greece have again emerged saying the country might go for an additional order of F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters, in addition to the 20 it signed on […]
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Glider Squawk Code Recommended After KC-135 Stratotanker Near Miss

The Aviationist Blog - Mon, 15/09/2025 - 21:51
Calls for a specific squawk code to be designated for gliders have emerged after a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker came within 15 metres of colliding with a glider over Eastern England. On Apr. 8, 2025, a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing was conducting circuit training at its home base, RAF Mildenhall, when the […]
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Germany Receives First A400M Equipped with DIRCM Protection System

The Aviationist Blog - Mon, 15/09/2025 - 13:50
The Luftwaffe is equipping 23 A400Ms with DIRCM systems, supplied by Elbit Systems, to conduct tactical operation in scenarios with MANPADS threat. The first of the German Air Force’s (Luftwaffe) A400M airlifters has been retrofitted with DIRCM (Directed InfraRed Counter-Measure) protection systems and handed back to the service, announced Airbus on Sep. 11, 2025. The […]
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Azerbaijan/China : Azerbaijani intelligence abounds in Chinese drone technology

Intelligence Online - Mon, 15/09/2025 - 06:00
Intelligence Online has learned Azerbaijan's defence ministry is testing the AETER V1 drone of Baku-based Synapline with the goal of incorporating it into the armed forces by the end of the year, in particular for border patrols. A closer look [...]
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Denmark/Ukraine : Denmark's Renegade UxS plays discreet role in Ukraine's drone war

Intelligence Online - Mon, 15/09/2025 - 06:00
Officially, Renegade UxS ApS, registered in January 2024 in the small town of Aabybro in northern Denmark, is just another [...]
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France : French intelligence shifts efforts to the Caucasus to counter Moscow

Intelligence Online - Mon, 15/09/2025 - 06:00
Yerevan's spymaster Armen Grigoryan called on France's presidential Élysée Palace on 4 September during a particularly strategic visit. The head [...]
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China/France : Chinese nuclear officials visit research and higher learning sites in France

Intelligence Online - Mon, 15/09/2025 - 06:00
A delegation of around 20 officials from China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC), China's state-owned nuclear giant, has been touring France [...]
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Australia/China/France/North Korea/Ukraine/United Kingdom : New Tracfin deputy, London alerts Washington, DRM lawsuit, AUKUS, Kim Jong-un's daughter in China, Beijing's Ukraine silence

Intelligence Online - Mon, 15/09/2025 - 06:00
France - Financial crimes office Tracfin to name new deputy directorIntelligence Online has learned that Clément Larrauri, tax adviser to [...]
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