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The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
Russia Confirms Talks With Turkey Over Fate Of S-400s Amid F-35 Push
By The War Zone: Ankara is reportedly eyeing the transfer of the Russian-made SAM systems to a Gulf country in a bid to have Washington lift its F-35 embargo. Reports say Ankara is weighing the transfer of the Russian-made air defense systems to a Gulf country in a bid to persuade Washington to lift sanctions.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman
F-22 Raptors Arrive In England After Deployment To Israel For Iran War
By The War Zone: The F-22s are part of a larger retrograde of airpower out of the CENTCOM region while at the same time the prospects of renewed fighting grow.
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Reuters
Turkey says it hopes to achieve result on lifting U.S. sanctions soon
By Reuters: Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that Turkey hopes to achieve a result on lifting U.S. sanctions and its desire to purchase F-35 fighter jets soon, adding there should be no defence industry restrictions between allies.
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AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
Hegseth vows to ‘fix’ US Army Apache pilots suspension over July 4 beach flybys
By AeroTime: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he will ‘fix’ the suspension of eight SCNG Apache pilots who flew low across crowded beaches on July 4, 2026.
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Breaking Defense
• Barry Rosenberg
The autonomous CCA wingmen of 2030 may look nothing like today’s assumptions
By Breaking Defense: While services test teaming with Collaborative Combat Aircraft, industry faces hard questions.
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Aerospace America and
Janes
Bloomberg
• Laura Alviz
Raytheon, Rheinmetall Anchor AI Training Effort for UK Army
By Bloomberg: The UK Ministry of Defense awarded a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) contract for AI-based military training to a Raytheon-led consortium that includes European defense prime Rheinmetall AG.
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Breaking Defense
• Breaking Defense
The solution to the tanker problem the US military keeps finding in Pacific wargames
By Breaking Defense: Simulations consistently point to the vulnerability of larger refuelers concentrated at a handful of airfields.
