Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
Two U.S. Army soldiers died after an AH-64E Apache attack helicopter crashed in central Texas. Officials had not immediately identified the cause, leaving the circumstances of the accident under investigation.
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
By Breaking Defense: The Army's space superiority efforts are focused on countering adversary ISR satellites, as well as conducting "stratospheric warfare," Col. Joe Mroszcyck told Breaking Defense.
Wall Street Journal
• Marcus Weisgerber
By Wall Street Journal: President Trump has directed the Navy to tear out a complex system for launching jet fighters from its aircraft carriers and instead go back to using steam catapults, a move Navy officials have fought for years and will likely cost billions of dollars.
The War Zone
• Jamie Hunter
By The War Zone: Lockheed Martin's new MORFIUS X-Rotor counter-UAS system hunts drones and can knock down dozens of them with its high power microwave payload.
Reuters
• Phil Stewart
By Reuters: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that reports about poor conditions aboard aircraft carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East were "completely misrepresented.".
DVIDS / U.S. DoD
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: GE Aerospace designed the T901 Improved Turbine Engine to replace the T700 turboshaft powering both the UH-60M and AH-64E helicopters.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: Resonant Sciences will become Joby’s ‘dedicated defense business’ and house hybrid-electric and autonomous projects.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: India has formally launched the competition for 60 new military transport aircraft, bringing the long-discussed Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) program into its selection phase after years of studies and preparations.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
