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European space giants plan new satellite powerhouse to take on Starlink

Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have unveiled plans for a new European satellite group headquartered in France – a landmark alliance aimed at bolstering Europe’s space ambitions and taking on global heavyweights such as Elon Musk’s Starlink.

Radio France Internationale

Europe Plans Satellite Powerhouse To Rival Musk's Starlink

Three leading European aerospace groups announced Thursday a plan to merge their satellite operations to create a powerhouse for competing in particular against Elon Musk's Starlink internet system.

International Business Times

Aerospace groups link up to create European rival to Musk’s SpaceX

Deal between Airbus, Leonardo and Thales will bring together some of continent’s leading manufacturers

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Europe’s answer to Starlink? Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo agree to satellite merger

The merger comes as Elon Musk’s Starlink marked its 10,000th satellite launch into orbit

Euronews

UK signs £350m deal to supply India with air defence missiles and launchers

The Ministry of Defence said the lightweight-multirole missiles will be made in Northern Ireland, securing more than 700 jobs.

Evening Standard

Meet Skydweller: A solar-powered drone that can fly for 90 days straight — it's wider and 160 times lighter than a Boeing 747

Skydweller is a solar-powered drone that can fly for up to three months without landing, with researchers hoping to one day achieve much longer flight times.

LiveScience

The Best Aerospace and Defense ETFs to Buy

The best aerospace and defense ETFs can help investors capitalize on higher defense spending and hedge against the potential of a large-scale conflict.

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Why is Palestine Action being banned and what happens next?

Formal process for proscribing group has begun – and if a legal challenge fails, it will be banned on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

What is the Palestine Action group, and why is the UK banning it?

The UK government is seeking to proscribe the pro-Palestinian direct action group under anti-terrorism laws.

Al Jazeera

Palestine Action activist rejects Home Secretary's Glasgow protest claim

A CAMPAIGNER jailed for his involvement with a Palestine Action protest in Glasgow disputed the Home Secretary’s account of the incident.

The National (Scotland)

Defence sector intensifies lobbying efforts in the EU Parliament, new data shows

MEPs are coming under increasing pressure from lobbyists on defence-related issues, according to new figures collected by Transparency International. Over the past year, lobbyists from consultancy groups, trade associations and defence firms have organised 197 meetings in total.

Euronews

China haunts Bilderberg talks as usual suspects plot world domination

The corporate, political and tech bigwigs meeting in Sweden are worried about an ‘authoritarian axis’ – maybe AI drones will fix things?

The Guardian - US

Businesses are overwhelmingly concerned about the security threats of AI

Data security, integrity, and trustworthiness, are of particular concern as adoption speeds up.

TechRadar

Pro-Palestine activists target Glasgow office over weapons companies ties

Pro -Palestine activists have targeted a facility in Glasgow over its links to weapons firms which supply parts to the Israeli military ...

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Scottish Government denies Angus Robertson met Israel-linked weapons firm

A TOP SNP minister is facing criticism after he attended a meeting at which a presentation on the “success” of a weapons firm arming Israel was…

Euronews

European defence spending gives Thales a boost as it reinforces 2025 targets

Thales’ sales in the first quarter were supported by increased European defence spending. However, new orders lagged mainly due to a very high comparison base, especially for defence.

Evening Standard

Welfare reform is something that has to be done – Benn

The Northern Ireland Secretary was speaking during a visit to Londonderry.

TechRadar

Trust in digital services around the world sees a massive drop as security worries continue

Thales' Trust Index outlines a universal decline across the board when it comes to confidence.

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Meet the defense giants that will rearm Europe as the EU eyes a massive military buildup

As Europe prepares for a world without American military aid, the E.U. plans to invest €800 billion on defense.

Radio France Internationale

Windfall for European arms makers as Brussels ramps up defence spending

Weapons manufacturers across Europe are rushing to secure contracts after EU countries announced plans to dramatically increase defence spending. Share prices of European arms companies had already risen sharply following the US decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Taoiseach disagrees with O’Neill over Ukraine missiles order comments

Micheal Martin said he was a man of peace but that Ukraine has a right to defend itself.

Evening Standard

Arms manufacturer to open third facility in Northern Ireland

Thales, a French-owned arms company, already runs a factory in east Belfast and test facility in Co Down.

Fortune

Europe announces unprecedented $840 billion rearmament plan to tackle ‘grave' threats, sending defense giants BAE and Thales soaring

“We are living in the most momentous and dangerous of times. I do not need to describe the grave nature of the threats that we face,” said Ursula von der Leyen.

Evening Standard

Stormont First Minister ‘incredulous’ at missile deal

The Thales plant in Belfast has received an order to supply 5,000 air defence missiles to Ukraine.

The National (Scotland)

Weapons firms' stocks surge as investors 'enthused' by Trump-Zelenskyy clash

Defence stocks have surged amid growing investor enthusiasm sparked by Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s fiery White House crash, analysts…

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