Breaking Defense
• Sydney J Freedberg Jr
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Picogrid a $9 million contract to develop AI‑generated counter‑drone software for operational use. Picogrid cofounder Martin Slosarik told Breaking Defense the capability "really wouldn't be possible 12 months ago," highlighting rapid AI progress.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: NASA awards studies to SpaceWorks and Stratolaunch aimed at making hypersonic flight testing more affordable and repeatable.
Breaking Defense
• Brittany Cianflone
By Breaking Defense: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been the trailblazer in the UAS revolution for over three decades.
AINonline
• Charlotte Bailey
By AINonline: Fleet modernization presents opportunity for 180 new aircraft in the next two decades.
Reuters
• Joe Brock
By Reuters: The $41 billion plan is aimed at countering threats from Russia and China in orbit.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Uncrewed systems developer Syos Aerospace will shortly announce where in the UK it intends to locate a new production line for its SA200 rotary-wing drone.
edrmagazine.eu
• Jules Roukoz
By edrmagazine.eu:  Embraer presents first Republic of Korea Air Force’s C-390 Millennium Singapore – February 3, 2026 – Embraer (NYSE: EMBJ / B3: EMBJ3) today announced at the Singapore Airshow that the first C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has reached the final stage of.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Boeing plans to begin assembling operational MQ-28 Ghost Bat autonomous fighters within two years, as the first Block II aircraft enters ground testing and Australia prepares to transition the programme towards combat readiness.
Bloomberg Law
• Jen Judson, Loren Grush, Sana Pashankar
DefenseNews.com
• Stephen Losey
