AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt welcomed more than 45 military personnel from eight countries for an international helicopter exchange as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 (RIMPAC 26). The activity underscores multinational rotary-wing integration within the RIMPAC 26 training framework.
CNBC
• Scott Cohn
By CNBC: Trump's huge defense budget request and a race to replenish weapons stocks while building hypersonic missiles lead to war between U.S. states for jobs.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Finland's defense ministry, Estonia's military, and NestAI signed a June 30 letter of intent to co-develop AI for unmanned systems and command and control.
Reuters
By Reuters: Kongsberg Gruppen will provide its defense system to Kuwait in a deal with Raytheon under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales programme, the Norwegian technology company said on Tuesday.
Washington Post
• Dan Diamond, Dan Lamothe
By Washington Post: The project, funded with a Lockheed Martin donation, is intended to resolve a years-long problem with the new Marine One helicopters: They run the risk of scorching the White House's grass.
DefenseNews.com
• Linus Höller
By DefenseNews.com: The symbolism is notable as all four participating countries have signed up for some variation of France’s promised forward nuclear-deterrence scheme.
Reuters
By Reuters: Ukraine's military struck Russia's Dubna satellite communications centre in the Moscow region on Tuesday for the second time, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, in a widening campaign of strikes targeting such facilities.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Ukraine says talks with France and MBDA are progressing on a possible license to produce SCALP cruise missiles domestically, though no deal is final.
