The War Zone
• Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Gen. Mike Minihan, former Air Mobility Command chief whose public candor on China contributed to his removal, now speaks as a civilian about U.S. airlift readiness and the strategic risk from China, urging a reassessment of mobility posture and sustainment ahead of potential high‑end conflict.
ga-asi.com
By ga-asi.com: In collaboration with the U.S. Air Force, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted its latest demonstration performing an autonomous mission out of Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California using its MQ-20 Avenger® unmanned jet and an F-22 Raptor equipped with the latest government reference autonomy software.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Both Honeywell Aerospace and the team of GE Aerospace and Kratos were awarded contracts to complete development of new designs for small turbofan engines meant to offer low-cost propulsion for the emerging category of uncrewed fighter aircraft.
Reuters
By Reuters: The Pentagon raised significant concerns about an aviation safety bill set to be taken up on Monday by the U.S. House of Representatives meant to address safety issues that arose from a 2025 aircraft collision over Washington airspace that killed 67 people in the worst U.S.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: India has indicated to France that it is open to exploring participation in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), the sixth-generation fighter program launched.
Airbus
By Airbus: Airbus Helicopters has unveiled its next generation rotorcraft concepts to address the NATO NGRC study requirements.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: AST SpaceMobile wins $30 million contract for military broadband demo AST SpaceMobile wins $30 million contract for military broadband demo.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Ukraine says it struck two rare Russian Be-12 amphibious aircraft at a repair plant in occupied Crimea, targeting maritime aviation assets.
