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Breaking Defense • Michael Marrow; Valerie Insinna

Air Force chief nominee Wilsbach won't endorse Congress' reconciliation funding 'intent,' leaving reoptimization overhaul uncertain

Breaking Defense reports: Air Force Chief of Staff nominee Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach also left the fate of the Air Force's wide-ranging "reoptimization" overhaul in the air.

2025-10-09T10:49:04.296632-07:00

Today In Defense

Last Updated: Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, 10:49 AM PDT

2025-10-09T10:49:42.356426-07:00 2025-10-09T10:49:42.356426-07:00 (2025-10-09T10:49:42.356426-07:00)

UAV Development & Drone Programs   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Aviation Week • Steve Trimble

L3Harris to Field Airborne and Electronic‑Warfare Variants of Vampire Counter‑UAS

By Aviation Week: L3Harris will offer airborne and electronic warfare variants of the ground-based Vampire counter-UAS now fielded in Ukraine, company executives say.

Also: Naval News, Defense Daily and defence-industry.eu
2025-10-09T06:11:50.396560-07:00
Israel   Middle East   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Policy & Regulation   Export Controls & Trade Compliance  
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Reuters • Sam Tobin

Palestinian NGO appeals UK ruling allowing export of F-35 components to Israel amid humanitarian-law concerns

By Reuters: A Palestinian rights group on Thursday sought to overturn a ruling that Britain lawfully allowed F-35 fighter jet components to be indirectly exported to Israel, despite accepting they could be used to breach international humanitarian law.

2025-10-09T09:08:22.202322-07:00
North America   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
Breaking Defense • Sydney J Freedberg Jr

Qunnect Wins AFRL Contract to Develop Quantum Networking Over Conventional Fiber

By Breaking Defense: The Air Force Research Lab’s award to the NYC-based startup is also a vote of confidence in the idea of using quantum particles for secure communications — an idea of which the NSA has long been skeptical.

2025-10-09T08:21:17.846205-07:00
Supply Chain   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Anduril, Raytheon successfully test highly‑loaded solid rocket motor for longer‑range air‑to‑air missiles

By FlightGlobal: Defence contractors have successfully tested an advanced solid rocket motor featuring highly loaded grain technology that could significantly enhance the range and performance of air-to-air weapons systems.

Also: asdnews.com and 12 more
2025-10-08T23:32:48.308931-07:00
Supply Chain   Europe   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
air-cosmos.com • Gaétan Powis

Turgis Gaillard and Airbus Defence and Space join forces on long-range strike

By air-cosmos.com: Le lance-roquettes multiple Foudre de Turgis Gaillard sera équipé d’une conduite de tir d’Airbus Defence and Space. L’industriel européen la développera et la produira en se basant sur l’expertise déjà acquise dans ce domaine, notamment sur les lance-roquettes multiples M270 MARS II allemands, LRU français et MLRS-I italiens.

2025-10-08T06:20:19.653437-07:00