The War Zone
• Tyler Rogoway
A report says the B-21 Raider’s wingspan can now be estimated more accurately, replacing earlier estimates described as unusually small. The available article summary does not provide the revised measurement or explain how it was established.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: The US Navy has awarded Bell Boeing a US$90.8 million contract to redesign the flight control system of the V-22 Osprey, a military tiltrotor aircraft operated by the US Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force.
Defense Daily
• Cal Biesecker
By Defense Daily: BAE Systems will “surge” production of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) to 25,000 annually for the Defense Department under a new agreement that also creates a path to further increase production to 35,000 units per year to meet international demand.
insidedefense.com
Breaking Defense
By Breaking Defense: New threats, including downstream attacks, drive the need for improved tools to protect critical assets.
Breaking Defense
By Breaking Defense: The DIU solicitation said that it wants USVs outfitted with “mature hard-kill Counter-Air effectors and clutter-resilient sensor suites.".
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: A US Department of Defense contract for the development of an F-35 configuration tailored to an unidentified foreign customer can be linked to Singapore through other US government procurement records, as the country approaches the delivery of its first fighter.
DefenseNews.com
• Daniel Terrill
By DefenseNews.com: Shield AI said this week that its Hivemind software helped Honeywell Aerospace achieve autonomous flight after six weeks, down from 54 weeks.
FlightGlobal
• Lizzie Rix
By FlightGlobal: The deal advances Seahawk capability across Australasia, as Sikorsky Australia celebrates a decade of its purpose-built facility.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
DefenseNews.com
• Hope Hodge Seck
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
