Aviation Week
• Matthew Fulco
The Trump administration announced exemptions to a U.S. ban on foreign-made uncrewed aircraft systems, permitting specific non‑U.S. drones to be procured or operated under defined conditions. The move loosens prior restrictions and has immediate implications for procurement, supply chains and operational availability across civil and defense users.
Aviation Today
• Frank Wolfe
By Aviation Today: YFQ-48A is the designation for Northrop Grumman‘s Project Talon series of drone contenders for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, the service said on Dec.
Aviation Today
• Frank Wolfe
By Aviation Today: In mid-December, the Air Force awarded Boeing a $266 million sole source contract through 2031 to replace the flight deck of the company’s C-17 airlifter.
Business Insider
• Polly Thompson
By Business Insider: "I'd say I'm broadly aligned," Anduril founder Palmer Luckey said in an interview on Wednesday, adding that some of Trump's plans might be "bad moves.".
Breaking Defense
• Carley Welch
By Breaking Defense: A call for solutions notice in December said the Army plans to award a contract by September.
Aviation Today
• Frank Wolfe
By Aviation Today: While Air Force F-35A and Navy F-35C fighters by Lockheed Martin were in the U.S. strike package against Venezuela on Jan. 3, a December Pentagon Inspector General (IG) report highlighted […].
The War Zone
• Howard Altman
By The War Zone: Maj. Gen. Chris McKenna offers exclusive insights on the need for new satellites, airborne radar jets, and the drone threat.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: Federal Communications Commission exempts drones and critical components on the Pentagon’s Blue List from a sweeping ban.
Reuters
• Megavarshini G. Somasundaram
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick; Tyler Rogoway
