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• Ana Sesar
Uganda Airlines has appointed a new chief commercial officer, marking a change in the carrier’s commercial leadership. The available report does not identify the appointee or provide details on the appointment’s timing, responsibilities or implications for the airline’s strategy.
Bloomberg
• Summer Maxwell
By Bloomberg: United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket launched on Sunday but couldn’t deliver Amazon.com Inc.’s satellites to orbit after a midflight failure, marking the space transportation company’s first-ever total mission loss.
SpaceNews.com
Bloomberg
• Jen Judson
By Bloomberg: In the Arizona desert, the US military put drone defenses to the test. Not everything went according to plan.
Bloomberg
• Thomas Black
By Bloomberg: As rocket builders around the world struggle to match the low-cost launch capabilities of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the controversial billionaire just raised the bar.
One Mile at a Time
• Ben Schlappig
By One Mile at a Time: A UPS 767 failed to give way and hit a Copa 737 on a taxiway at Miami International Airport. Here's the ATC audio, the damage, and a similar close call earlier.
The Hill
• Mark R. Whittington
By The Hill: President Trump is about to do JFK one better.
Space.com
• Elizabeth Howell, Robert Z. Pearlman
By Space.com: The telescope collapsed under its own weight after a key structural element called a "gusset plate" failed.
Washington Post
• Taz Ali
By Washington Post: Democratic lawmakers questioned why Congress should approve more money when billions previously allocated for upgrades have yet to be spent.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
The Air Current
• Julie Johnsson
The Hill
• Suryatapa Chakraborty
Washington Post
• Miriam Waldvogel
Wall Street Journal
• Maya Davis, Robbie Gramer
Washington Post
• Dhruti Shah
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
Bloomberg Law
• Jordan Fitzgerald, Lu Wang
Space.com
• Elizabeth Howell, Robert Z. Pearlman
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
