USNI News
• Mallory Shelbourne
The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN‑79), the second Gerald R. Ford‑class carrier, completed its first builder’s sea trials and returned to HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding after eight days of at‑sea systems and operational testing. Shipbuilders, the pre‑commissioning crew and Navy personnel executed tests to demonstrate ship operations.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: A long-planned package of aerodynamic enhancements developed for the Eurofighter Typhoon has edged closer to operational reality, with the award of a contract covering development, testing and certification activities.
Aviation Today
• Frank Wolfe
By Aviation Today: The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $2.8 billion contract to upgrade South Korea’s fleet of F-15K Slam Eagle fighters, the Defense Department said on Jan.
Aviation Today
• Frank Wolfe
By Aviation Today: Radar mountings in the nose of the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter are different for the current AN/APG-81 by Northrop Grumman and the future AN/APG-85 radar, also by Northrop Grumman–a difference which has helped […].
DefenseNews.com
• Gordon Arthur
By DefenseNews.com: The new tactical loitering munition from Singapore’s best-known defense company should be ready for production in early 2027.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Elbit Systems is to provide a range of new equipment for installation in a dozen Sikorsky CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters on order for the Israeli air force.
defence-blog.com
Reuters
• Echo Wang, Joey Roulette
By Reuters: Democratic U.S. senators urged the Pentagon to conduct an immediate review of SpaceX amid allegations that Chinese investors have secretly acquired stakes in the closely held rocket maker, citing potential national security risks, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
Breaking Defense
• Agnes Helou
By Breaking Defense: Experts told Breaking Defense that establishing the software factory is a qualitative shift in the relation between US and Saudi from a hardware-based cooperation to software.
