AINonline
• David Donald
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is positioning its Wildfire unmanned aircraft for the program to replace the MQ-9 Reaper, linking the company’s next-generation drone offering to a major U.S. military aircraft procurement effort.
Wall Street Journal
• Anika Arora Seth, Shelby Holliday, Vera Bergengruen
By Wall Street Journal: Before Iran carried out its attack that killed three U.S. troops in July, Tehran acquired high-resolution satellite images of the base in Jordan from Chinese entities, according to U.S.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: The era of space defense has well and truly arrived. NATO, one of the key organizations focused on space and defense, has made a number of signature announcements over the last two months in this area.
Bloomberg
• Bailey Lipschultz
By Bloomberg: Firehawk Aerospace is in talks for a private funding round valuing the defense technology company at $1.25 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
By The War Zone: France is investing in a new Rafale configuration, along with drone wingmen, that aim to carry French tactical aviation deep into the 2030s. France is investing in a Rafale configuration designed to carry French combat aviation deep into the 2030s.
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo, Tim Martin
By Breaking Defense: The call from the Aerospace, Security & Defence Industries Association of Europe comes as European officials increasingly point the finger at Moscow.
Associated Press
• NICOLAS GARRIGA
By Associated Press: 1 of 6 | The military exercise called Pegase 26 aims to project military might and prove the nuclear power can defend distant territories and allies by strengthening French cooperation in the air with strategic partners including Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and India.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: A UK inquiry found a fuel-system fault, a misdiagnosed emergency and the shutdown of two working engines led to a fatal Royal Navy Merlin ditching.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
defence-industry.eu
• Martin Chomsky Air
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Chris Gordon
Reuters
• Cassell Bryan-Low
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
