Breaking Defense
• Jonas Olsson
BAE Systems Hägglunds’ general manager Tommy Gustafsson-Rask says Estonia’s decision to exit the CV90 programme would have only a marginal impact on deliveries, with other customers expected to receive vehicles earlier. The comment was made during a media visit to the Ornsköldsvik site.
Washington Post
• Dan Lamothe, Tara Copp
By Washington Post: The USS Gerald R. Ford, at sea for 10 months, is in need of repair. Its exit, though, reduces the firepower on hand as Trump presses Tehran to make peace.
DefenseNews.com
• Rudy Ruitenberg
By DefenseNews.com: The companies said Thundart is fully designed and produced in France.
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The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
By The War Zone: The MQ-58 with conventional landing gear will mark the beginning of the Marines’ operational Collaborative Combat Aircraft journey, with other types likely to follow.
Vertical Mag
• Oliver Johnson
By Vertical Mag: The two autonomous platforms — finalists in the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next program in their manned variants — are being developed by Sikorsky and Near Earth Autonomy.
Vertical Mag
• Elistair Press Release
By Vertical Mag: Explore the role of DroneBox in ORION 2026, a major military exercise in France with over 1,200 drones deployed.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: AE Systems WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded BAE Systems an $11.8 million contract to demonstrate satellite-to-satellite communications using Link-182, a radio-frequency data link standard adopted for its planned MILNET data relay network supporting the Golden Dome missile defense shield.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Both established and start-up engine suppliers are piling into the market for small low-cost turbofans. Propulsion start-up Beehive Industries has unveiled a 1,000lb-thrust (4.4kN) turbofan targeting a rapidly growing class of uncrewed fighter aircraft.
DefenseNews.com
• Defense News staff
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
