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Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin to Deliver Training Devices and Services for E-130J Phoenix II Aircraft
By Lockheed Martin: Releases BEGIN CONTAINER Newsroom News Releases Lockheed Martin to Deliver Training Devices and Services for E-130J Phoenix II Aircraft The E-130J is based on Lockheed Martin’s C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and will support the U.S.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
Department of Air Force Plans Initiative to Hire AI Talent
By Via Satellite: The Department of the Air Force (DAF) in the U.S. has unveiled plans to tap into top AI talent. This has direct implications to the government’s space strategy as the Space Force comes under the organizational umbrella of DAF.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
Pentagon chief affirms commitment to fielding sixth-generation naval fighter
By FlightGlobal: US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth says a contract decision for the US Navy's F/A-XX Next Generation Fighter is planned for August.
Safran
Europe
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DefenseNews.com
• Rudy Ruitenberg
Safran, MBDA see delivery of French rocket artillery in 2029 as feasible
By DefenseNews.com: The companies said Thundart is fully designed and produced in France.
defence-blog.com
France fires THUNDART rocket for the first time
Washington Post
• Dan Lamothe, Tara Copp
U.S. aircraft carrier to leave Mideast, reducing military might amid Iran war
By Washington Post: The USS Gerald R. Ford, at sea for 10 months, is in need of repair. Its exit, though, reduces the firepower on hand as Trump presses Tehran to make peace.
Breaking Defense
• Jonas Olsson
Estonia’s CV90 exit has no ‘big effect’ on joint European order: BAE Hägglunds chief
By Breaking Defense: “The effect is marginal. I think the other customers will get vehicles earlier,” Tommy Gustafsson-Rask, general manager of BAE Systems Hägglunds, said during a media visit to its Ornskoldsvik site.
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
First USMC MQ-58 Valkyrie CCA Drones To Arrive In 2029
By The War Zone: The MQ-58 with conventional landing gear will mark the beginning of the Marines’ operational Collaborative Combat Aircraft journey, with other types likely to follow.