Washington Post
• Dan Diamond, Dan Lamothe
Construction has started on a new, previously unannounced helipad at the White House, funded with a Lockheed Martin donation. The project targets a long-running issue linked to the newer Marine One helicopters, which can scorch the White House lawn during operations.
DefenseNews.com
• Linus Höller
By DefenseNews.com: The symbolism is notable as all four participating countries have signed up for some variation of France’s promised forward nuclear-deterrence scheme.
Reuters
By Reuters: Ukraine's military struck Russia's Dubna satellite communications centre in the Moscow region on Tuesday for the second time, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, in a widening campaign of strikes targeting such facilities.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Ukraine says talks with France and MBDA are progressing on a possible license to produce SCALP cruise missiles domestically, though no deal is final.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Finland's defense ministry, Estonia's military, and NestAI signed a June 30 letter of intent to co-develop AI for unmanned systems and command and control.
Associated Press
• JILL LAWLESS
By Associated Press: Britain's future military will focus on self-flying jets, uncrewed submarines and drones. The Defense Investment Plan, announced Tuesday, aims to prepare the U.K.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: Pairing LRASM with the B-2 creates a powerful, penetrating, fleet-killing combination, especially in the broad expanses of the Pacific.
The Aviationist
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: F-Drones systems like the F7 interceptor are made without any Chinese components, making them eligible for US military service Ukrainian Ministry of Defense F-Drones is the first Ukrainian producer authorised by Kyiv to export its uncrewed weapons to the US military.
FlightGlobal
• Murdo Morrison
