justice.gov
Gerald Eddie Brown Jr., 65, a former U.S. Air Force officer and pilot known as "Runner," was arrested in Jeffersonville, Indiana on a criminal complaint charging him with providing and conspiring to provide defense services to Chinese military pilots. Prosecutors say the conduct violated the Arms Export Control Act.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The US Air Force will select a winner for its first Collaborative Combat Aircraft increment by the end of 2026, choosing both an uncrewed fighter design and mission autonomy software provider as the service accelerates towards production of autonomous tactical jets.
Wall Street Journal
By Wall Street Journal: The Air Force has built the ERAM cruise missile in 16 months.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: We now know much more about the USAF's sprawling plans for new Sentinel ICBM silos with features not found on Minuteman III.
defence-industry.eu
By defence-industry.eu: Ursa Major has introduced the HAVOC Missile System, a medium-range hypersonic capability designed to deliver high-speed performance at scale to meet urgent warfighter requirements.
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
By The War Zone: The chief of the Air Force Reserve Command wants to overturn the depressing trend of aircraft divestments without getting new planes to replace them. The chief of the Air Force Reserve Command wants to overturn the depressing trend of aircraft divestments without getting new planes to replace them.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Golden Dome to require unprecedented coordination between U.S. combatant commands Golden Dome to require unprecedented coordination between U.S. combatant commands.
Reuters
By Reuters: The Pentagon has asked defense contractors to assess their reliance on Anthropic, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, ahead of its Friday deadline for the AI service provider to respond to a request to eliminate safeguards.
