SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
The U.S. Space Force awarded $32 million in contracts to startups and small businesses, funding work intended to move space capabilities forward. The awards underscore continued reliance on non-traditional vendors within the service’s acquisition ecosystem to speed delivery.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: The National Security Agency (NSA) along with a number of other parties, has released a new Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI), a report that.
AeroTime
• Gabriele Petrauskaite
By AeroTime: The Pakistan Air Force has sent fighter jets and support aircraft to Saudi Arabia under defense agreement with the Saudi Ministry of Defense.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: A fire reportedly broke out at a key Russian aircraft factory responsible for producing the Su-57 stealth fighter, according to videos and claims circulating on social media and cited by open-source intelligence analysts.
Reuters
By Reuters: The Federal Aviation Administration and Pentagon said on Friday they had signed an agreement allowing the government's use of a high-energy laser counter-drone system along the southern U.S.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: The French navy will equip some of its FREMM-class frigates with Schiebel S-100 Camcopter uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), under a new order placed via prime contractor Naval Group.
APAC Defence Reporter
aviation-defence-universe.com
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The fiscal year 2027 budget request from the White House affirms the Trump Administration’s commitment to fielding the US Air Force sixth-generation fighter, with Boeing to fly a prototype in 2028.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Finland will have to retrofit its 64 F-35A fighters at its own expense after the Block 4 upgrade slipped years behind schedule, Finnish program officials say.
