Tony Osborne
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- Sep 29, 2026
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Germany Exploring A400M Buy To Replace Earlier Models | Aviation Week (opens the original)
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Germany is considering the purchase of new-build Airbus A400Ms to replace earlier, less-capable versions currently in service. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius revealed that the defense ministry was in discussions with Airbus to buy 16 aircraft during a visit to Airbus’ facilities in Bremen on Sept. 29. Berlin is seeking new-build aircraft to replace 16 older models that the German defense ministry describes as being configured for logistics rather than tactical combat operations and lack
Major UK Security Operation Near USAF Bomber Base | Aviation Week (opens the original)
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LONDON – UK counterterrorism police have arrested several men and evacuated and cordoned off homes in a village near the U.S. Air Force bomber base of RAF Fairford, in a major security operation. Security levels at the airbase, where a dozen USAF Rockwell B-1B bombers are currently based in support of U.S. military operations in Iran, were ramped up ahead of the operation, which took place overnight on Sept. 26-27. Gloucestershire Police said several properties in Whelford, a village on the nort
Rafale Enters Portuguese F-16 Replacement Race | Aviation Week (opens the original)
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Dassault Aviation has signed agreements with Portuguese industry as it joins its competitors in bidding to replace Lisbon’s F-16 fighter fleet. Dassault signed agreements with AED Cluster Portugal, a trade organization also charged with establishing an aerospace ecosystem in the country, the airframer declared on Sept 23. It follows the previously unreported French government’s formal submission of Dassault’s Rafale combat aircraft into the F-16 replacement contest in July. Similar agreements ha
UK Royal Air Force Pilots Escape Hawk T2 Crash | Aviation Week (opens the original)
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LONDON–The UK Royal Air Force has suffered the first loss of a BAE Systems Hawk T2 at a time the fleet has been under scrutiny for technical issues. One video of the incident, which took place around 2 p.m. local time on Sept. 23, shows the two-seat advanced jet training aircraft apparently struggling to climb shortly after takeoff from RAF Valley in North Wales. Both crewmembers ejected before the aircraft rolled and dived into the ground, the footage shows. Another video published online shows
UK RAF Establishes Space Effects Unit To Counter Orbital Threats | Aviation Week (opens the original)
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LONDON—The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is creating a space effects squadron to protect its satellites and counter hostile activity in orbit. No. III Space Effects Squadron will disrupt, degrade and deny adversary activity against UK interests in space, service boss Air Chief Marshal Harvey Smyth said at the UK Space Power Conference here Sept. 23. Smyth said the UK is developing “capabilities for orbital warfare,” and that the new unit would use “actions and effects” such as electronic warfare and
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