Bloomberg
• Edward Ludlow
Anduril Industries is in talks to raise up to $8 billion, which would value the company at more than $60 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The capital could fund faster production and R&D as Anduril scales into larger prime partnerships.
Reuters
• Aditya Kalra
By Reuters: India's civil aviation watchdog has fined Air India $110,350 for flying an Airbus plane eight times without an airworthiness permit, saying the lapse has further eroded public trust in the country's second-biggest airline, a confidential order shows.
SpaceNews.com
By SpaceNews.com: A new book captures the forces shaping space: China, the moon and industry.
Wall Street Journal
• Cristina Gallardo
By Wall Street Journal: The aircraft-engine maker is stocking up on rare earths and looking for alternative suppliers amidst concerns over the supply of rare-earth elements.
Wall Street Journal
• Anastasiia Malenko
By Wall Street Journal: The limits have hobbled Russia’s use of drone-mounted terminals that had begun to ravage Ukrainian supply lines.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: The F-35 Joint Program Office had declined just earlier this week to confirm or deny a report that jets without radars were being delivered.
FAA
By FAA: U.S. Transportation Secretary announced today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing a new mandatory “Operations Specification” (OpSpec) requiring all commercial airlines to formally commit to merit-based hiring for pilots.
Reuters
By Reuters: American Airlines said Friday it was seeking approval to operate U.S. flights to Caracas and Maracaibo in Venezuela from Miami through its wholly owned regional carrier Envoy, according to a filing with the U.S.
Associated Press
• Matthew Brown
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Breaking Defense
• Tim Martin
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
Unmanned Airspace
• Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
