Southern California flight tests prepare Collaborative Combat Aircraft for operational evaluation and squadron generation
The Air Force’s two Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes have entered the first-flight window. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ YFQ-42A and Anduril Industries’ YFQ-44A…
Defense Industry
The Netherlands Buy Additional F-35 Fighter Aircraft
The Dutch government has ordered nine more Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters, lifting the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) plan from 37…
BPMI and Gecko Robotics Partner to Fast-Track Nuclear Submarine Delivery with AI Inspections
A new alliance between Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. (BPMI) and Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics was unveiled on July 15. Announced during a White House…
Pentagon Expands JWCC Next to Include Nontraditional Cloud and AI Vendors
Defense Department CIO Katie Arrington said on July 24 that the follow-on to the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability – JWCC Next – will…
Defense Ministers Agree to Resolve FCAS Work‑Share Dispute by December
Boris Pistorius and Sébastien Lecornu closed their latest meeting in Osnabrück with a single-line instruction for staff: settle the Future Combat Air System…
Platforms & Systems
FY 2026 Request: Space Force Seeks $277M for MILNET and Pauses Tranche 3 Transport Layer
The Space Force wants $277 million next year to launch the Military Internet (MILNET) constellation and has frozen money for the Space Development…
Poland Receives First AH-64D Apaches to Prepare for Guardian Fleet
Three AH-64D Apache attack helicopters landed this morning at the 56th Air Base in Latkowo, near Inowrocław. They taxied to the ramp in…
Singapore Launches Fifth Littoral Mission Vessel RSS Indomitable
The Republic of Singapore Navy rolled out RSS Indomitable, its fifth Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV). The slip at Benoi Yard filled fast…
Swedish FMV Awards Saab £70m Order for 22 Next-Gen CB90 Combat Boats
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded Saab a contract for 22 additional CB90 fast assault boats, placing a fresh £70 million…
Regions & Conflicts
Pentagon Limits U.S. Ground Role in Ukraine Security Guarantees, Europe to Lead
The Pentagon has told European counterparts that any U.S. role in a future security guarantee for Ukraine will be limited and largely off the ground. European forces would lead inside Ukraine if a ceasefire opens the door to a mission. The guidance moved this week…
US State Department Approves $4.7B NASAMS Sale for Egypt’s Air-Defense Upgrade
The U.S. State Department approved a $4.67 billion NASAMS sale to Egypt on July 24, 2025. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency sent the notice to Congress that day. The package cover radars, missiles, launchers, support gear, training, and sustainment. It stands among the largest air-defense…
Australia Questions AUKUS Commitments as US Pushes Higher Defence Spending and Taiwan Clause
Australia’s plan to get nuclear-powered submarines with help from the U.S. and U.K. is on pause for now. U.S. defense officials say the Pentagon will get an internal report on July 29 that could change the cost, schedule, and rules for the AUKUS program. Australia…
Weapons & Technologies
Cost Surge Hits UK Protector Drone Plan
The United Kingdom faces fresh budget pain round its next-gen Protector RG Mk 1 drones. Latest figures show the bill jumping forty per…
Air Force Establishes Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office to Meet 2027 Cybersecurity Goals
The Air Force spent the last week making zero trust a permanent part of its operations. A memo issued on July 22 created…
Spain pushes back on 5 % defense quota, advocates integrated EU-NATO investment framework
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has notified NATO headquarters that Spain will not accept a future rule requiring every ally to channel five percent…
Russia Will Produce French New Generation Thermal Imagers
Paris—At Eurosatory 2012 Russia’s state arms trader Rosoboronexport and France’s Thales Optronics signed a licence that lets the Vologda Optical-Mechanical Plant build Catherine…
Aircraft
The F-35 Fighter Jet, The World’s Costliest Weapons Program, Just Got More Expensive
The Pentagon just raised the F-35 bill again. Numbers inside its fresh acquisition report point to $438 billion for development plus production. Last…
UK Commits to Purchase 12 F-35A Fighters for NATO Nuclear Sharing Mission
The United Kingdom confirmed it will acquire at least twelve F-35A Lightning II fighters, adding a land-based nuclear mission to the Royal Air…
Weapons Tester Cites Further F-35 Challenges (excerpt)
The Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has sent fresh shockwaves through the F-35 community. His memo to senior leaders says the…
Northrop Grumman Adding Mobile Targets to B-2 Bomber Capabilities
The B-2 Spirit edges into a new era. Air Force engineers push the bomber toward a fresh role—striking vehicles that refuse to sit…
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Southern California flight tests prepare Collaborative Combat Aircraft for operational evaluation and squadron generation
The Air Force’s two Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes have entered the first-flight window. General Atomics…
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Pratt & Whitney wins $2.9B Navy order to supply F-35 F135 propulsion through 2028
The Navy awarded Pratt & Whitney a not-to-exceed $2.88 billion modification to produce 141 F135…
Thailand Buys Three Gripen E and One Gripen F from Saab in SEK 5.3bn Defense Agreement
Sweden and Thailand have signed a government-to-government contract for four Saab Gripen E/F fighters worth…
Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach seen as leading candidate for next Air Force chief of staff
Air Force Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach has emerged as a leading contender to succeed Gen.…
Phoenix II EC-130J technical profile VLF communications and transition from E-6B Mercury
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