CNBC
• Monica Pitrelli, Sydney Goh
CNBC reports: Defense companies aren't incentivized to innovate because military strength is measured by how much the government spends, said Palmer Luckey, Anduril's founder.
Reuters
• Julie Zhu, Jun Yong, Jun Yuan Yong, Tim Hepher
By Reuters: China used this week's Singapore Airshow to flex its military and aviation muscle, drawing heavy attention from regional delegations as Beijing sharpens its bid for influence in Southeast Asia.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Saab will fly an unmanned fighter-sized demonstrator aircraft in 2027 as part of Sweden's Future Fighter System programme, informing Stockholm's decision on its next combat aircraft by 2030.
Reuters
By Reuters: U.S.-based Kratos Defense and Taiwan's military have successfully tested a new jet-powered attack drone, a move aimed at rapidly boosting the island's ability to field "large numbers" of low-cost drone amid a rising Chinese threat.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Canadian adversary air services provider Top Aces is pursuing new business opportunities across the Asia-Pacific, having held talks with Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia at the Singapore air show.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Pentagon casts Golden Dome as model for faster, risk-tolerant defense buying Pentagon casts Golden Dome as model for faster, risk-tolerant defense buying.
By united24media.com: Ukraine's An-28 aircraft have intercepted Russian drones, achieving around 70 successful missions, outperforming advanced systems like the F-35.
Breaking Defense
• Mike Yeo
By Breaking Defense: “We have already received two aircraft to begin mission system integration work, demonstrating both program momentum and the maturity of the AERIS solution,” L3Harris's Jason Whitford told Breaking Defense.
