Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Runway overrun protection for Embraer E2 jets approved by EASA

System to alert pilots previously secured certification from Brazilian regulator. Embraer has secured European approval for a runway overrun protection system on the E2 family of regional aircraft. The Runway Overrun Awareness and Alerting System was recently certified by the Brazilian regulator ANAC, and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency has similarly granted approval. Embraer…

USA clears major APKWS sale to Saudi Arabia

Acquisition of guided rockets will bolster Riyadh’s ability to counter Iranian drones. The US government has cleared the possible sale of nearly $2 billion in BAE Systems Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) munitions to Saudi Arabia. According to the US Department of State, the potential Foreign Military Sale covers up to 20,000 APKWS rounds,…

Boeing touts potential of AESA radar addition for Apache

More capable sensor would boost detection of airborne threats. Boeing is advancing further enhancements for its AH-64E Apache to boost the platform’s ability to engage non-traditional threats such as one-way attack drones. The US Army has used the attack helicopter to “great effect” in the counter-drone application recently in the Middle East, including in the…

Anduril YFQ-44 completes live-fire missile shot
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Anduril YFQ-44 completes live-fire missile shot

The test event over the Mojave Desert involved an externally carried Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAM radar-guided missile.  Anduril Industries has successfully fired an air-launched missile from the developmental YFQ-44 prototype. The test shot took place on 10 July over California’s Mojave Desert and was confirmed by both the US Air Force (USAF) and Anduril on 15…

Airbus preparing for ultra-long test flight of A350-1000ULR

Twinjet for Qantas’s ‘Project Sunrise’ to fly 22h sortie to Australia. Airbus is preparing to conduct an ultra-long test flight with its newly-developed A350-1000ULR in around a week’s time. The aircraft will operate to Australia, says the airframer, although it has not specified the precise route. Airbus has yet to confirm when the flight will…

France fighting fires on multiple fronts as Securite Civile leans on Czech assets for assistance
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France fighting fires on multiple fronts as Securite Civile leans on Czech assets for assistance

Authorities have deployed helicopters and CL-415 waterbombers to battle a Fontainebleau blaze, as assembly of the first European-built Firehawk begins. France’s Securite Civile disaster relief agency continues to battle forest fires on multiple fronts, even halving its presence at the country’s 14 July Bastille Day flypast to deploy airborne assets to a blaze currently raging…