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Last Updated: Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 2:56 PM PDT
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FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
BAE Systems Unveils First Image of UK's Next-Gen Combat Air Demonstrator
By FlightGlobal: A first image has been released depicting the UK's combat air flying demonstrator, as component deliveries and assembly work advance at BAE Systems' Warton site in Lancashire.
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Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
Trump Taps New Vice Chiefs for Air Force and Space Force
By Breaking Defense: Pending Senate confirmation, Gen. Thomas Bussiere would become the Air Force's next vice chief of staff, while Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton has been nominated to fill the Space Force's vice role.
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Breaking Defense
• Breaking Defense Staff
SASC defense policy bill adds billions for Arleigh Burke destroyer, Sentinel ICBM programs
By Breaking Defense: The Senate Armed Services Committee passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act last week, but details of a $32 billion boost to the topline were only revealed today.
Reuters
• Alessandro Parodi
Airbus partners with Kratos Defense to supply combat drones to Germany
By Reuters: European plane maker Airbus and U.S.-based Kratos Defense have partnered to supply combat drones to the German Air Force by 2029, Airbus said on Wednesday.
Breaking Defense
Airbus, Kratos team to pitch German Air Force drone wingmen
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
Japan to Acquire Six Shipborne Small UAVs in FY2025 as It Expands Unmanned Military Capabilities
By FlightGlobal: Japan's defence ministry plans to acquire six shipborne small UAVs in fiscal year 2025 as part of a broader strategy to integrate unmanned systems across its military forces.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Russia Claims Civil and Commercial Satellites Supporting Ukraine’s Military Are Legitimate Targets
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Russia told international regulators that European nations using navigation and broadcast satellites….
UAV Development & Drone Programs
Anduril
Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons
Defense Industry & Major Contractors
tectonicdefense.com
• Erin O'Brien
Anduril’s Barracuda-100M AAV Completes Successful HSMM Flight Tests
By tectonicdefense.com: Just a month after raising $2.5B at a $30.5B valuation, officially entering “neo-prime” territory, Anduril looks more than ready to take on the real primes—this time in the cruise missile game. Anduril announced today that its Barracuda-100M autonomous air vehicle (AAV)—only unveiled last fall—has completed successful flight tests for the High-Speed Maneuverable Missile (HSMM) program […].
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