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: 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.
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.
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.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: EraDrive won a $13M DoD award, under which the Space Force will buy an undisclosed number of the company’s Era-Node autonomy modules.
SpaceNews.com
• Charles Galbreath
By SpaceNews.com: mage by Michala Garrison The past three decades have seen a marked increase in the capability, capacity and integration of American space capabilities to enhance and conduct combat operations.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Work will inform company’s efforts to develop larger, more advanced collaborative combat aircraft. Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has flown its uncrewed Adaptable Aerial Platform (AAP) in formation with an FA-50 light combat jet.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Washington Post
• Mary Ilyushina
