Payload
• Douglas Gorman
The U.S. Department of Defense increased the ceiling for its National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program by $11.4 billion, raising the total pool of launch contracts from $5.6 billion to $17 billion. The move more than triples the amount available for national security space launch procurement.
AINonline
• Kerry Lynch
By AINonline: V2X awarded the contract, continuing a longstanding relationship.
Reuters
• Dan Catchpole, Joanna Plucinska
By Reuters: Farnborough Airshow opens on Monday with Boeing and Airbus pursuing aircraft deals and defence firms vying for a share of booming military budgets fuelled by wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
CNBC
• Spencer Kimball
By CNBC: Satellite view of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is a vital trade route linking the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Suez Canal, and Mediterranean.
Reuters
• Joe Brock
By Reuters: Lockheed Martin announced a lower-cost Patriot interceptor on Monday as militaries seek cheaper ways to counter drones and missiles, while defense contractors face competition from startups making low-cost weapons that can be produced at scale.
Aviation Week
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Small form factor allows UAV operations in heavy electronic warfare environments. Australian company Advanced Navigation is at the Farnborough air show to help the makers of military aircraft and UAVs address the pernicious issue of GPS jamming and spoofing.
Breaking Defense
• Tim Martin
By Breaking Defense: The Nordic nation's future order will take its fleet of the multirole aircraft to 72 units.
Bloomberg
• Anthony Capaccio
By Bloomberg: The Army official overseeing Lockheed Martin Corp.’s hypersonic missile program said “quality defects” were delaying deliveries and said efforts were underway to improve the manufacturing process.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Peck
Wall Street Journal
• Jared Malsin, Robbie Gramer, Summer Said
AINonline
• Charlotte Bailey
