CNBC
• Monica Pitrelli, Sydney Goh
Anduril founder Palmer Luckey said the US can cut billions from defense spending because current procurement metrics reward high spending over capability, leaving primes disincentivized to innovate. He warned the defense industrial base prioritizes budgets, not effective systems, and urged reprioritization.
Reuters
• Julie Zhu, Jun Yong, Jun Yuan Yong, Tim Hepher
By Reuters: China used this week's Singapore Airshow to flex its military and aviation muscle, drawing heavy attention from regional delegations as Beijing sharpens its bid for influence in Southeast Asia.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Saab will fly an unmanned fighter-sized demonstrator aircraft in 2027 as part of Sweden's Future Fighter System programme, informing Stockholm's decision on its next combat aircraft by 2030.
Reuters
By Reuters: U.S.-based Kratos Defense and Taiwan's military have successfully tested a new jet-powered attack drone, a move aimed at rapidly boosting the island's ability to field "large numbers" of low-cost drone amid a rising Chinese threat.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Canadian adversary air services provider Top Aces is pursuing new business opportunities across the Asia-Pacific, having held talks with Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia at the Singapore air show.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Pentagon casts Golden Dome as model for faster, risk-tolerant defense buying Pentagon casts Golden Dome as model for faster, risk-tolerant defense buying.
Breaking Defense
• Mike Yeo
By Breaking Defense: “We have already received two aircraft to begin mission system integration work, demonstrating both program momentum and the maturity of the AERIS solution,” L3Harris's Jason Whitford told Breaking Defense.
By united24media.com: Ukraine's An-28 aircraft have intercepted Russian drones, achieving around 70 successful missions, outperforming advanced systems like the F-35.
