Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
In an interview with Breaking Defense, Air Force chief of staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach outlines lessons drawn from Iran-related developments, comments on the T-7 program’s flight activity, and addresses what’s next for the F-35—while acknowledging schedule delays shaping the jet’s near-term outlook.
Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
By Breaking Defense: “I do expect to see some cost growth there as we come through [final assembly] and we finish off the wiring and the structures, as well as finishing off with certification,” Steve Parker told reporters ahead of Farnborough Airshow this week.
New York Times
• Raja Abdulrahim
By New York Times: Jordan’s role in U.S. operations against Iran has grown as other allies in the region have restricted Washington’s ability to use their bases and airspace.
Wall Street Journal
• Jared Malsin, Robbie Gramer, Summer Said
By Wall Street Journal: ISTANBUL—Turkey is in talks to transfer a sophisticated Russian air-defense system to the United Arab Emirates in hopes of clearing American objections to its purchase of advanced F-35 warplanes, U.S.
Reuters
• Cassell Bryan-Low, Joanna Plucinska, Tim Hepher
By Reuters: Spiralling security risks are expected to push defence to the forefront of Britain's Farnborough Airshow, as aerospace and arms makers struggle to keep pace with demand for weapons while cementing a fragile recovery in civil jet and engine production.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: Issues tied to Zumwalt's hugely powerful hybrid-electric power plant and other factors have set back its return to the fleet.
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Peck
By DefenseNews.com: The U.S. Navy’s expensive effort to install hypersonic missiles on three Zumwalt-class destroyers is two years behind schedule.
AINonline
• Charlotte Bailey
By AINonline: Geopolitics accelerates military airlifter procurement.
