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• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
Mexico’s Supreme Court has upheld the legal framework for a military airline, according to the article’s headline. The available report provides no further detail on the court’s reasoning, the framework’s provisions or any operational consequences.
DefenseNews.com
• Hope Hodge Seck
By DefenseNews.com: The U.S. Air Force is partnering with the U.S. Army to open its test ranges to approved defense firms.
Washington Post
• Alex Horton, Dan Lamothe, Tara Copp
By Washington Post: The Army's investigative report on the lethal Black Hawk collision with American Airlines Flight 5342 cites numerous systemic flaws.
Aviation Week
• Steve Trimble
By Aviation Week: Shield AI has received an additional $150 million investment from the U.S. Navy to support the X-Bat program, raising overall financing to $400 million.
Breaking Defense
FlightGlobal
• Lizzie Rix
By FlightGlobal: Textron is continuing its expansion of the SkyCourier within the special mission market, as Paraguay becomes first South American operator.
The War Zone
• Jamie Hunter
By The War Zone: Branded Content: A planned suite of UH-60 upgrades includes the uncrewed U-Hawk, new engines, more range, launched effects, and expanding autonomy.
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
By The War Zone: Blackbeard is part of the Army’s push to make hypersonic weapons more mobile and affordable. Blackbeard is part of the Army’s push to make hypersonic weapons more mobile and affordable.
Reuters
• Lefteris Papadimas
By Reuters: Greece has agreed to spend up to $4 billion upgrading more of its F-16 fighter jets and buying advanced missiles from the US, two senior sources told Reuters on Thursday, a day after a visit by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The Daily Debrief
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DefenseNews.com
• Cristina Stassis
DefenseNews.com
• Rudy Ruitenberg
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
Wall Street Journal
• Max Colchester
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
