AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the UK will deploy its Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Prince of Wales, to the North Atlantic and High North this year, including embarked F‑35s, as a “powerful show of force” to deter rising Russian aggression in the Arctic.
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.
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.
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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FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Qinetiq has begun modifying the first two of eight Boeing CH-47 Chinook HC3 transport helicopters for long-delayed service with the UK Royal Air Force, as a new report has again criticised the UK Ministry of Defence for the flawed procurement.
New York Times
• Agnes Chang, Chris Buckley
By New York Times: Satellite imagery of secretive nuclear facilities reveals Beijing’s efforts to expand its arsenal, just as the last global guardrails on nuclear weapons vanish.
New York Times
• Eric Schmitt, Karoun Demirjian, Kate Kelly, Tyler Pager
By New York Times: The F.A.A., citing “a grave risk of fatalities” from a new technology being used on the Mexican border, got caught in a stalemate with the Pentagon, which deemed the weapon “necessary.”.
Wall Street Journal
• Anastasiia Malenko
