CNBC
Israeli forces carried out a rare overnight airborne operation, dropping troops into a town in eastern Lebanon while heavy Israeli strikes in the area killed more than a dozen, residents and Lebanese state media said. Iran-backed Hezbollah replied with rockets and drones and said it confronted an Israeli helicopter landing.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: Planet wants to prevent "adversarial actors" from using images for "Battle Damage Assessment" purposes.
Stars and Stripes
• Gary Warner
By Stars and Stripes: The Air Force said the long-range flight allows engineers and weapons systems analysts to collect data on the missile’s accuracy and reliability.
Associated Press
By Associated Press: Satellite images and videos of an Iranian girls school damaged by large explosions at the start of a U.S.
CNBC
• Dan Mangan
By CNBC: President Trump said he met with CEOs of BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX Corp., Boeing, Honeywell Aerospace and L3Harris Missile Solutions.
Vertical Mag
By Vertical Mag: | To ensure delivery of future emails, add [email protected] to your contacts. | |---| | | ![]() | Latest Issue Read Now | ![]() | | | ![]() | | Fatal incident in Japan underscores hazard of helicopter rotor wash A tragedy at Kadena Air Base last year starkly illustrates the risks posed by helicopter rotor wash, an underappreciated hazard that is starting to receive more attention.
Reuters
By Reuters: The Pentagon said on Friday it will conduct testing with the Federal Aviation Administration this weekend in New Mexico of high-energy laser used to address threatening drones.
Reuters
By Reuters: Switzerland now expects to purchase around 30 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, six fewer than initially projected, because of cost increases in the order, the government said on Friday.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
defence-blog.com
• Dylan Malyasov
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
Reuters
• Tom Balmforth
