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DefenseNews.com • Michael Peck

GAO: Navy Zumwalt Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic upgrades ~24 months behind; manufacturing/quality issues flagged

A Government Accountability Office review says the U.S. Navy is roughly 24 months behind schedule on installing the Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic capability on three Zumwalt-class destroyers, tied to ship-integration and weapon-system development challenges. GAO also warns of manufacturing and quality-control problems affecting planned production rates for the Navy’s hypersonic missile effort.

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2026-07-17T12:58:41.317870-07:00
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DefenseNews.com • Michael Peck

US Navy 2 years behind on hypersonic missile installation on Zumwalt destroyers

By DefenseNews.com: The U.S. Navy’s expensive effort to install hypersonic missiles on three Zumwalt-class destroyers is two years behind schedule.

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2026-07-17T12:58:41.317870-07:00
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Wall Street Journal • Amrith Ramkumar, Anissa Gardizy, Becky Peterson

SpaceX in Talks to Provide Computing Power for Pentagon’s AI Push

By Wall Street Journal: SpaceX SPCX is in talks with the Defense Department about providing the agency with access to data-center capacity worth billions of dollars for running artificial-intelligence models, deepening ties between Elon Musk’s company and the Pentagon.

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2026-07-17T16:45:44.734298-07:00
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AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

France and Germany seek new defense dynamic after fighter jet project failure

By AeroTime: France and Germany have formally shifted their defense relationship away from the wreckage of a failed joint fighter jet program. President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Friedrich Merz met near Cologne on July 17, 2026, to move toward new areas of cooperation, including nuclear deterrence.

2026-07-17T06:27:28.898464-07:00
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Reuters • Cassell Bryan-Low, Joanna Plucinska, Tim Hepher

Wars shift focus from jets to weapons at giant Farnborough Airshow

By Reuters: Spiralling security risks are expected to push defence ​to the forefront of Britain's Farnborough Airshow, as aerospace and arms makers struggle to keep pace with demand for weapons while cementing a fragile recovery in ‌civil jet and engine production.

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2026-07-16T23:44:00.863030-07:00