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• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
Delays in the U.S. Air Force’s VC-25B program could push the replacement aircraft toward obsolescence before entering service, underscoring the schedule and lifecycle risks surrounding the next-generation presidential transport program.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Uncertainty over Golden Dome’s long-term funding is hanging over the Pentagon’s missile defense plans, even as defense executives say money is beginning to reach contracts for satellite sensors, interceptor weapons and other programs now grouped under the initiative.
Breaking Defense
Military Times
• Michael Scanlon
By Military Times: Seekers are among the most expensive parts of a guided weapon, and Boeing’s argument is that their cost is what limits how many the military can buy.
Breaking Defense
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Operation involved three presidential aircraft, including Qatar's donated VC-25B and a Boeing 757 used to conceal the U.S.
Wall Street Journal
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
By Payload: A bipartisan pair of senators introduced a bill last week aiming to ensure the US military is prepared for conflict with Beijing in orbit.
The War Zone
• Ian Ellis-Jones
By The War Zone: More than 20 American warships, including two carrier groups, remain on station in the Middle East with less than a week left for negotiations under the U.S.-Iran memorandum.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: UK Military Flying Training System providers detail current activities with 110-strong fleet. With the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) BAE Systems Hawk replacement need placed firmly in the news spotlight, what does the wider future of military pilot training look like in the UK?.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Government/Military U.S. Space Force Selects Voyager Technologies for Space-to-Space Communications Development Award By Mark Holmes Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Seal of The United States Space Force Voyager Technologies will develop space-to-space communication capabilities for the U.S.
The Daily Debrief
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AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
Associated Press
• Konstantin Toropin, NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Peck
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
