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Wall Street Journal • Amrith Ramkumar, Anissa Gardizy, Becky Peterson

SpaceX in early talks to supply Pentagon computing capacity for AI models

SpaceX is reportedly in early discussions with the Defense Department to provide data-center computing capacity for running AI models, with the arrangement valued in the billions of dollars. The talks would further deepen the company’s ties to the Pentagon’s AI modernization effort.

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2026-07-17T16:45:44.734298-07:00
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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
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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