Reuters
• Crispian Balmer
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says Italy will raise its official defence budget this year, while urging NATO allies to rethink spending priorities. Her argument is that modern warfare is increasingly shaped by drones, satellites and data—raising the stakes for how alliance resources are allocated.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: Congress recently asked the USAF for a briefing on the feasibility of buying new C-17s amid major strain on the existing fleet.
defence-blog.com
• Dylan Malyasov
By defence-blog.com: Key Points The first Indian-assembled Airbus C295 military transport aircraft completed its maiden test flight from the Tata-Airbus Final Assembly Line in Vadodara, Gujarat.
Air Data News
Bloomberg
• Anthony Capaccio
By Bloomberg: The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps need to spend an additional $13.7 billion through 2031 to boost declining readiness rates of the F-35 jet, the world’s biggest weapons program, the Pentagon told congressional auditors.
Vertical Mag
• CAE Press Release
By Vertical Mag: CAE Prodigy’s advanced visual realism to elevate mission readiness for German Navy NH90 Sea Lion aviators.
FlightGlobal
• Murdo Morrison
By FlightGlobal: Abu Dhabi-based defence house aims to tap into region's growing military spending potential. United Arab Emirates defence house EDGE has launched a European subsidiary, EDGE Europe, with headquarters in Paris and an engineering and manufacturing hub in Bordeaux.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
By AINonline: Swarm says it is now building production-ready uncrewed air system.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Lithuania and Luxembourg are looking to forge closer ties in the area of space defense after a successful meeting between Lithuania’s Minister of National Defense Robertas Kaunas and Luxembourg’s Minister of Defense, Yuriko Backes.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
