Bloomberg
• Katrina Manson
SpaceX and its wholly owned AI subsidiary xAI are competing in a classified Pentagon contest to develop voice‑controlled, autonomous drone‑swarm technology, people familiar with the matter say. The entry brings Musk’s space and AI capabilities into a sensitive U.S. defence autonomy competition against traditional contractors.
DefenseNews.com
• Jaroslaw Adamowski
By DefenseNews.com: The additional jets would enable the country to shoulder its own air-policing missions, according to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
AINonline
• Charlotte Bailey
By AINonline: Mission systems integration underway on first two Bombardier Globals.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Saudi Arabia has ordered four Leonardo C-27J Spartan tactical transports in a maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) configuration. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2029, the Italian airframer says.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Portions of the Pentagon’s LEO constellation on hold as acquisition reviews proceed Portions of the Pentagon’s LEO constellation on hold as acquisition reviews proceed.
AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
By AeroTime: The UK will deploy its Carrier Strike Group led by HMS Prince of Wales to the North Atlantic and High North to deter increasing levels of Russian aggression.
By war.gov: At March Air Reserve Base, Calif., a next-generation nuclear reactor was loaded aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transport to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, ensuring greater energy security for.
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Wall Street Journal
• Anastasiia Malenko
Breaking Defense
• Tim Martin
