FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
The UK Royal Air Force is determining its total future requirement for Lockheed Martin F-35A aircraft, tied to work to regain an air-launched nuclear weapons capability from the next decade. The service says an initial purchase of 12 conventional take-off F-35 jets will support its operational conversion unit.
Axios
• Colin Demarest
By Axios: The first JLWS prototypes will be 150 kW strong. Future versions will hit 300–500 kW.
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
By Breaking Defense: During his time at MBDA, Éric Béranger oversaw the firm’s major industrial ramp-up.
Bloomberg
• Anthony Capaccio
By Bloomberg: The Pentagon has blocked the public release of a congressionally-mandated annual report on the costly and controversial F-35 fighter jet program for the first time in more than 20 years.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: New aircraft is one of 58 on order for Berlin. Airbus Defence & Space has flown its first Tranche 4 Eurofighter to have been produced for the German air force as part of Berlin’s Project Quadriga acquisition.
Aviation Week
New York Times
• Francesca Regalado
By New York Times: Higher prices for energy, food and air travel are likely to persist as the two sides escalate their clash over the Strait of Hormuz and launch airstrikes in the Middle East.
Reuters
• Alexander Dziadosz, David Lewis, Reade Levinson
By Reuters: Reuters found that companies controlled by a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran operated a fleet of aging Boeing aircraft that flew to key logistics hubs used by the Rapid Support Forces.
AeroTime
• AeroTime Advisory
By AeroTime: ASELSAN will bring ISR, electronic warfare and precision strike payloads for UAVs to Farnborough 2026, from radars to FLIR systems and guided weapons.
Northrop Grumman
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
DefenseNews.com
• Rudy Ruitenberg
FlightGlobal
• Murdo Morrison
