FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
The latest US Air Force funding request would cover the purchase of 24 F-15EX fighters split across 2027 and 2028, aligning with Boeing’s near-term goal to ramp output to a full-rate production pace of two aircraft per month. The plan frames continued demand for Strike Eagle modernization within the fighter fleet plan.
Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
By Breaking Defense: Overall, the Army, Navy and Air Force included about $3 billion in unfunded requests, all for military construction projects. US Southern Command included $229.9 million in its wishlist.
The War Zone
• Ian Ellis-Jones, Tyler Rogoway
By The War Zone: Testing of China's very large flying-wing drones appears to be ramping up, along with one unmanned fighter-like design.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: High-speed fighter formation took evasive action during close encounter with light trainer near Lelystad.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The US defence contractor had partnered with Korea Aerospace Industries to offer a variant of the T-50. Defence manufacturer Lockheed Martin has bowed out of the competition to find a new trainer jet for the US Navy.
By aero-defence.tech: Northrop Grumman and the Commonwealth of Australia have entered a formal engagement to establish domestic solid rocket motor (SRM) manufacturing capabilities.
Breaking Defense
Breaking Defense
• Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
By Breaking Defense: The Defense Department has made agreements with Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Reflection, according to an announcement this morning, with an eighth, Oracle, added just hours later.
Defense Scoop
stratpost.com
Breaking Defense
• Mark Pomerleau
By Breaking Defense: The creation of a Corps-wide Portfolio Acquisition Executive will bridge the Valley of Death when it comes to capabilities being tested as part of Project Dynamis.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Scanlon
