Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Boeing’s 777-9 program has reportedly completed about half of its planned FAA certification testing, a key pacing checkpoint for the long-running compliance effort. The milestone suggests the program is on track to progress through the remaining testing phases required for certification.
Bloomberg
• Gerry Doyle
By Bloomberg: Boeing Co. lifted production of PAC-3 seekers by 30% last year and plans a similar increase this year as the US tries to replenish its stockpile of the crucial air-defense interceptors.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: The rise in demand for sovereign communications spells fresh opportunities for GEO-capable hardware, including from aero antenna-makers.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Airbus to incorporate batch of improvements on popular single-aisle model, and test production maturity of some on A320neo line.
Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
By Breaking Defense: “I do expect to see some cost growth there as we come through [final assembly] and we finish off the wiring and the structures, as well as finishing off with certification,” Steve Parker told reporters ahead of Farnborough Airshow this week.
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
By Breaking Defense: Gen. Ken Wilsbach, the Air Force chief of staff, sits down with Breaking Defense to talk lessons from Iran and the F-35's future.
New York Times
• Raja Abdulrahim
By New York Times: Jordan’s role in U.S. operations against Iran has grown as other allies in the region have restricted Washington’s ability to use their bases and airspace.
Urban Air Mobility News
• Philip Butterworth-Hayes
By Urban Air Mobility News: Eve Air Mobility and Moov have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for up to 30 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, supporting the companies’ joint exploration of advanced air mobility (AAM) opportunities in Cabo Verde and Europe.
The Air Current
• Jon Ostrower, Julie Johnsson
Wall Street Journal
• Jared Malsin, Robbie Gramer, Summer Said
Reuters
• Cassell Bryan-Low, Joanna Plucinska, Tim Hepher
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Peck
AINonline
• Charlotte Bailey
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
