NASA Spaceflight
• Justin Davenport
Northrop Grumman said it successfully tested the Bombardment Attack Missile Motor 29! 2.0 (BAMM!29 2.0), the second solid-rocket motor fired under its 2025 SMART program. The milestone advances Northrop's rapid-development effort for tactical solid motors and supports ongoing weapon-integration work.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Atombeam has received an expanded contract from the Space Development Agency for the company’s Neurpac technology to improve the data transmission capabilities of Link 16.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
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politico.eu
• Victor Goury-Laffont
By politico.eu: The duo are accused of trying to capture sensitive French data using Starlink from an AirBnB they had rented.
Breaking Defense
• Carley Welch
By Breaking Defense: Bell, M1 and Lockheed Martin confirmed to Breaking Defense that they have been selected to move on to the next phase of the competition.
Reuters
By Reuters: The U.S. military shot down an Iranian drone that "aggressively" approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.
Reuters
• Mike Stone
By Reuters: The Pentagon's push to expand production comes as Washington races to rebuild depleted stockpiles.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The US Air Force has conducted a live-warhead test of the developmental Extended Range Attack Munition, marking significant progress in expanding its affordable long-range strike capabilities.
