DefenseNews.com
• Matthew Lee
The United States has told Russia it will not rejoin the Open Skies Treaty, effectively ending U.S. participation in that multilateral aerial observation pact. The decision leaves New START as the only remaining major arms-control treaty between nuclear powers, concentrating verification obligations on its provisions.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: The Air Force secretary nominee isn't sure how many F-35s the service should buy in total. But for now, it needs to keep buying, he told lawmakers.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Boeing to boost production of missile-tracking sensors for military satellites Boeing expands production of missile-tracking sensors for military satellites.
Air & Space Forces Mag
DefenseNews.com
• Burak Ege Bekdil
By DefenseNews.com: A Turkish company has won U.S. export licenses to sell a batch of helicopters to the Philippines. But only a month earlier, Turkey’s persistent requests for the same export license to sell the same helicopters to Pakistan were going nowhere.
Vertical Mag
• Oliver Johnson
By Vertical Mag: Airbus Helicopters is “very happy” with the behavior of the first H160M Guepard prototype in flight testing, with the aircraft having now recorded more than 72 flight hours.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: First reported in August 2025 as a fast-track push, Germany’s Luftwaffe strike drone program has added another review round, Hartpunkt reports.
Reuters
• Allison Lampert, Mike Stone
By Reuters: New U.S. cybersecurity rules for the defense sector are leading some small suppliers to rethink military work due to high compliance costs, raising production risks at a time when the Trump administration is pressuring contractors to boost output and diversify the supply base.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: CWP 2026 has disclosed the European Space Shield, an initiative that intends to reinforce the defense capabilities of European Member States.
