SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Anduril Industries has selected Rocket Lab to conduct multiple hypersonic test flights using Rocket Lab’s HASTE launch vehicle, in a deal valued at $30 million. The move expands Anduril’s test-launch execution for hypersonic experimentation and reinforces Rocket Lab’s role in high-cadence hypersonic programs.
Aviation Week
• Steve Trimble
By Aviation Week: The U.S. Air Force has ordered a batch of one-way attack drones and support services from Aevex, according to the U.S. company which has supplied thousands of similar systems to Ukraine.
DefenseNews.com
• Phil Stewart
By DefenseNews.com: The Pentagon is announcing framework agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 to acquire over 10,000 containerized missiles.
CNBC
• Lim Hui Jie
By CNBC: Can Japan be a major player in the international defense sector, like its neighbor South Korea?.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year.
Breaking Defense
• Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
By Breaking Defense: The forthcoming Wraith Shield software update uses the existing antenna to scan for drone control signals, identify enemy ones, and jam them, L3Harris executives told reporters.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Embraer expects to gradually increase production of the KC-390 Millennium military transport aircraft to 10 units annually by the end of the decade, while also studying the possibility of establishing assembly lines in the United States and India if ongoing campaigns advance into major contracts.
Breaking Defense
• Diana Stancy
By Breaking Defense: The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is expected to face increased maintenance due to its extended deployment.
