Falklands Air Service Review: External reviewers have finished the first phase of a Falkland Islands Government Air Service review, spending two weeks meeting residents across the Islands and concluding FIGAS is “something the Islands should be proud of.” Clyde Shipbuilding Jobs Risk: Scottish Labour MSP Paul Sweeney says BAE Systems will need a major new warship design contract within about 18 months to avoid “potentially hundreds of layoffs” on the Clyde, warning the Defence Investment Plan leaves a dangerous gap between shipbuilding and follow-on design work. Malvinas Diplomacy Push: Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly members Dorothy “Dot” Gould and Michael Goss told the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation that Islanders’ right to self-determination must be respected, inviting a visiting mission that has never happened since the UN began considering the issue in 1965. UN Calls for Talks: The UN Special Committee on Decolonisation also adopted a new, unanimous call urging Argentina and the UK to resume negotiations for a peaceful resolution of the sovereignty dispute. OAS Self-Determination Appeal: The Falklands Government urged Canada to use the OAS to publicly back Islanders’ self-determination, following a recent Ottawa lobbying trip by two MLAs. Transport Planning for Airbridge: A Falkland Islands Government public notice set out FAQs for civilians using the South Atlantic Airbridge, with RAF Brize Norton closed for runway resurfacing from 25 July to 15 November 2026 and flights rerouted via East Midlands Airport.