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DefenseNews.com • Michael Peck

GAO: U.S. Navy Zumwalt-CPS hypersonic integration running ~24 months late; missile production and quality issues persist

A Government Accountability Office report says the Navy is roughly two years behind schedule installing the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic capability on three Zumwalt-class destroyers. GAO also cites manufacturing and quality-control challenges limiting Lockheed Martin’s ability to reach planned CPS production rates.

2026-07-17T12:58:41.317870-07:00
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DefenseNews.com • Michael Peck

US Navy 2 years behind on hypersonic missile installation on Zumwalt destroyers

By DefenseNews.com: The U.S. Navy’s expensive effort to install hypersonic missiles on three Zumwalt-class destroyers is two years behind schedule.

Also: Military Times and 3 more
2026-07-17T12:58:41.317870-07:00
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Reuters • Cassell Bryan-Low, Joanna Plucinska, Tim Hepher

Wars shift focus from jets to weapons at giant Farnborough Airshow

By Reuters: Spiralling security risks are expected to push defence ​to the forefront of Britain's Farnborough Airshow, as aerospace and arms makers struggle to keep pace with demand for weapons while cementing a fragile recovery in ‌civil jet and engine production.

Also: DefenseNews.com, Royal Aeronautical Society, Urban Air Mobility News, zagdaily.com, airwaysmag.com, Breaking Defense, Aviation Week, Aerospace America, DVIDS / U.S. DoD, Aviation Business News, Aeronews and 16 more
2026-07-16T23:44:00.863030-07:00
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AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

France and Germany seek new defense dynamic after fighter jet project failure

By AeroTime: France and Germany have formally shifted their defense relationship away from the wreckage of a failed joint fighter jet program. President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Friedrich Merz met near Cologne on July 17, 2026, to move toward new areas of cooperation, including nuclear deterrence.

2026-07-17T06:27:28.898464-07:00
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AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

Multinational air power takes over Australia’s Top End for Pitch Black 26

By AeroTime: Australia’s Northern Territory will serve as a hub of international air power from July 20 to August 7, 2026, as 19 partner nations take part in Exercise Pitch Black 26, a three-week air combat training exercise.

Also: India Defense News, ANI News Agency and newsable.asianetnews.com
2026-07-17T04:16:24.962132-07:00