Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
Today In Defense
Last Updated: Friday, April 4, 2025, 1:04 PM PDT
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Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact
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Aviation Week
• Matthew Fulco
China Targets U.S. Defense Sector With New Mineral Export Controls
By Aviation Week: Beijing has retaliated with new controls on critical mineral exports, targeting the American defense-industrial base as well as matching levies on U.S.
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Air & Space Forces Mag
• John Tirpak
The F-47: Next Generation Air Dominance. Boeing Wins Contest to Build the Next Manned Fighter.
By Air & Space Forces Mag: Boeing wins contract to build first sixth-generation fighter.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
Russia's Ivan Rogov Class Helicopter Carrier Construction Advances
By The War Zone: Work on the first Ivan Rogov class amphibious assault ship is ongoing at a shipyard Ukrainian forces have attacked in the past with long-range missiles.
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Ross Hobbs
Risking America’s Long-Range Strike Capability. Why retiring the B-1 too soon could undermine U.S. security
By Air & Space Forces Mag: Why retiring the B-1 too soon could undermine U.S. security. .
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Greg Hadley
AWACS Enters the Homestretch. As the US Air Force awaits the E-7, Airmen keep the E-3 flying
By Air & Space Forces Mag: As valuable as the E-3 remains for orchestrating air assets and monitoring a battlespace, the E-3 is not fit for combat in a peer conflict. .
Breaking Defense
• Justin Katz
Aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford: What it's like on a US Navy aircraft carrier preparing for deployment
By Breaking Defense: “We have everybody on board getting to know each other and working on that synchronicity that’s required, and that’s really kind of the heart of COMPTUEX.
Aviation Week
• Michael Bruno
Leggett & Platt Divests Out Of Aerospace, Defense
By Aviation Week: Diversified parts provider Leggett & Platt will sell its aerospace and defense unit for $285 million gross to private investment firm Tinicum.
