Today In Defense
Last Updated: Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, 9:05 PM PDT
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Bloomberg
• Julie Johnsson
Boeing, Defense Workers’ Union to Resume Mediated Talks After Nearly Eight-Week Strike
By Bloomberg: Boeing Co. and the union representing striking defense workers have agreed to resume negotiations with a federal mediator in a bid to end a nearly eight-week work stoppage.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
The spreadsheet behind the Golden Dome sticker shock
By SpaceNews.com: The spreadsheet behind the Golden Dome sticker shock The spreadsheet behind the Golden Dome sticker shock.
Reuters
• Dan Catchpole
US Senators, including Sanders, urge Boeing to end eight-week St. Louis strike that is disrupting fighter and munitions production
By Reuters: Boeing is expanding plans to replace striking St. Louis-area workers who assemble fighter jets and munitions with new hires through year's end, management announced on Thursday in an internal memo shared with Reuters.
The War Zone
• Tyler Rogoway; Thewarzone
First Official Images Show F‑35s Deployed to Puerto Rico; Raises Questions About Potential Domestic Use
By The War Zone: The F-35's presence could play a major role in inland attacks on cartels if the Trump administration chooses to escalate.
Breaking Defense
• Sydney J Freedberg Jr
Picogrid adds ‘universal translator’ to Palantir Maven; Legion integrated with Northrop Grumman’s AiON counter‑drone system
By Breaking Defense: The small company’s Legion software is also being integrated with Northrop Grumman’s AiON counter-drone system.
Politico
• Jack Detsch
Despite Airspace Aggression in Eastern Europe, Russia Faces Naval Setbacks in the Mediterranean
By Politico: Russia is increasingly violating neighbors' airspace and menacing NATO throughout Eastern Europe and along the Baltic, but there’s one area where its strength is waning: the waters of the Mediterranean.
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
Space Rapid Capabilities Office to put radars on sats to warn of space-bound threats
By Breaking Defense: The plan is to award two vendors 24-month Direct to Phase II SBIR grants worth $3M each to demo low-cost, low-weight radars on Space Force satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit.
