Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said being “non-controversial” is not a negative for the confirmation of Space Systems/Space Force CSO nominee Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess, characterizing low turnout at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing as a “compliment.” The remarks suggest Schiess is likely to be confirmed.
AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
By AeroTime: A US Navy's Blue Angels aerobatic display team is under review after video footage emerged of a low altitude pass at a busy Florida beach.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: As defense and security needs drive demand for Earth Observation (EO) data, experts from Europe’s leading space and security organizations say challenges remain with integrating EO data into larger systems and finding the right balance with sovereignty.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking commercial proposals to beam electrical power between spacecraft and from orbit to the ground in a demonstration within two years, an effort to move a long-studied technology toward operational military use by the end of the decade.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Space Force backed the administration’s proposal to more than double the service’s budget, telling senators on Thursday that a $71.1 billion request was “exactly what we need” to counter China’s rapidly expanding military capabilities in space.
New York Times
• Nicholas Kulish, Peter Eavis, Saronic Corsair
By New York Times: Saronic Technologies will make naval and commercial vessels at the facility. The company’s naval drone helped rescue the crew of a downed Apache helicopter last month.
Reuters
By Reuters: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday pledged €300 million ($345 million) to help equip Ukraine with a squadron of 16 Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets, making one of his final commitments to Kyiv before leaving office.
DefenseNews.com
Aviation Today
• Frank Wolfe
By Aviation Today: At least 15 F-35s built in the last year have lacked required equipment, according to a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) list sent to sister publication Defense Daily after a Freedom […].
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Scanlon
