Wall Street Journal
• Connor Hart
Wall Street Journal reports: The defense contractor committed to surging its Patriot missile output to roughly 2,000 interceptors a year in response to demand from Pentagon officials gearing up for conflicts on multiple fronts.
Axios
• Colin Demarest
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Ottawa is seeking expanded industrial commitments from Lockheed Martin as the Carney government reviews its F-35A acquisition amid renewed competition from Saab, which has offered to establish Canadian assembly lines for Gripen fighters and GlobalEye surveillance aircraft.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: The European Union has begun evaluating a stealth-oriented light attack aircraft concept as part of its 2026 planning cycle under the European Defence Fund.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Pakistan says it launched the indigenously developed Taimoor air-launched cruise missile from a Mirage IIIE during a flight test.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: The Armed Forces of Malta Air Wing is to expand its fleets of Beechcraft King Air maritime patrol aircraft and Leonardo Helicopters AW139 rotorcraft, via follow-on contracts signed last month.
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Greg Hadley
By Air & Space Forces Mag: The Air Force inked a $2 billion deal with Boeing to install new engines on two B-52 bombers and begin testing.
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Chris Gordon
By Air & Space Forces Mag: F-22 fighters that participated in the Jan. 3 raid to capture Venezuelan President Maduro have departed the region.
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
By Breaking Defense: The startup aims to move smaller amounts of DoD cargo and people using a hybrid-electric, fixed-wing aircraft.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
Vertical Mag
• News Release
