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Last Updated: Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, 10:26 PM PST
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Breaking Defense
• Ashley Roque
Anduril, General Atomics drone wingmen clear critical design review, Air Force says
By Breaking Defense: The Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program is expected to carry out its first flight next year and field operational drone wingmen by the end of the decade.
Air & Space Forces Mag
Air Force: First CCA Models Pass Critical Design Review
South China Morning Post
• Hayley Wong
Swarming drones and counter-drone systems dazzle at China’s Zhuhai air show
By South China Morning Post: The technology is regarded as crucial in any conflict over Taiwan and is a highlight for analysts attending the exhibition.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Kratos to develop ground system for U.S. missile defense satellites
By SpaceNews.com: The Space Development Agency awarded Kratos a $116.7 million contract to build ground system for missile defense operations.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Trump’s second term could push US Space Force to take bolder stance
By SpaceNews.com: A more aggressive space posture is recommended by ‘Project 2025’.
Aviation Week
• Vivienne Machi
National Reconnaissance Office Cozies Up to Commercial Space
By Aviation Week: The secretive agency is hitching its wagons to more commercial companies than ever before to harness emerging capabilities and field new remote sensing layers.
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Chris Gordon
US Air Force's New Force Design, Still a Secret, Will Be ‘Fiscally Informed’
By Air & Space Forces Mag: The USAF's highly anticipated force design is "fiscally informed," said Lt. Gen. David Harris, deputy chief of staff of Air Force Futures.
UK Defence Journal
• George Allison
Production ‘essentially stopped’ for British-built Typhoons
By UK Defence Journal: Workers at BAE Systems warn that production has "essentially stopped" at Warton, with no future orders in place. They urge the UK government to order 24 Typhoon jets to secure the UK's sovereign defence capabilities.
