Air & Space Forces Mag
• Chris Gordon
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Chris Gordon
Today In Defense
Last Updated: Friday, July 11, 2025, 11:02 PM PDT
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Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
US Approves $2.6 B Sale of HH-60W Helicopters to Norway
By Breaking Defense: Oslo’s purchase of the HH-60W could help extend the helicopter’s production line after the US Air Force moved to end procurement of the platform in 2022.
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US Approves $2.6 Billion Sale of Combat Rescue Helicopters to Norway
Aviation Week
• Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney Takes Wraps Off Adaptive XA103 Engine, Cuts Metal
By Aviation Week: Pratt & Whitney has released imagery of its digitally designed XA103 next-generation adaptive combat engine and says initial parts production is underway.
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SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
U.S. Space Force to Organize "Resolute Space" Military Demonstration Exercise
By SpaceWatch Global: The U.S. Space Force is organizing Resolute Space 2025 to demonstrate its preparedness for complex, large-scale military operations.
Associated Press
• JON GAMBRELL
Satellite Images Reveal Iranian Strike Damaged US Secure Communications Dome at Qatar Air Base
By Associated Press: The Pentagon has acknowledged that an Iranian ballistic missile hit Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in June during an Iranian attack after President Donald Trump downplayed the assault.
Associated Press
A Pentagon spokesperson acknowledges a Qatar air base was hit with an Iranian ballistic missile during the June attack
Air & Space Forces Mag
Pentagon Confirms Iranian Ballistic Missile Strike on Al Udeid Air Base June 23
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Bloomberg
• Ellen Milligan
UK’s F-35 Jet Program Cost Swelling to £71 Billion, Auditor Says
By Bloomberg: The UK’s plan to significantly expand its fleet of fighter jets is poised to cost £71 billion ($96.2 billion) over the next four decades, more than triple the original estimates, according to a report by Britain’s spending watchdog.
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Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Russia May Scrap Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrier After Years of Repairs
By Air Data News: The Russian Ministry of Defense is reportedly considering scrapping the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, the only vessel of its kind in the Russian Navy,.
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Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
SASC version of defense policy bill adds $32B to boost F-35, shipbuilding
By Breaking Defense: Shipbuilding and munitions were the major beneficiaries of the $32.1 billion added to the defense topline, with about $8.5 billion added for shipbuilding and about $6 billion added for munitions, according to a senior congressional official.
