SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
KBR is appointing a veteran defense executive to run Trinzic, a government technology business spanning national security, NASA and military space. The move comes as KBR prepares to separate the business into an independent public company.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman
By The War Zone: With the job of launching giant tubes packed with explosives and extremely expensive national security payloads on top, if anywhere could use lasers, it's the Cape.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The United States has secured authority to establish Golden Dome missile-defense capabilities in Greenland, opening the way for the Pentagon to expand a homeland defense network around Pituffik Space Base, where the U.S.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: The last A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to Nellis Air Force Base departed the Nevada installation on September 22, ending nearly five decades of operations at one of the most important bases in the history of the US Air Force attack jet.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: The Navy is pushing to get Blackbeard, a lower-cost and fast-to-produce standoff weapon, into operational service by 2028 at the latest.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Development follows May announcement of Saab as preferred supplier for new surveillance capability. Canada intends to acquire six Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, with Ottawa set to advance into full negotiations to purchase the type.
The Aviationist
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
By The War Zone: The missile deal would drastically expand Riga’s precision-fire reach as NATO’s eastern flank races to build up its conventional long-range strike capabilities.
DefenseNews.com
• Anjana Pasricha
By DefenseNews.com: The participation of F-35 stealth fighters in the Indian drills signals that New Delhi’s and Washington’s defense ties remain steady.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Bloomberg
• Anthony Capaccio, Danny Lee
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
The Air Current
• Carter Johnston
