Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Boeing will bring its commercial, defense and services portfolio to the Farnborough International Airshow, and for the first time will display the uncrewed MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) on static at its exhibit. The appearance marks the aircraft’s Airshow debut within Boeing’s defense outreach.
DefenseNews.com
• Rudy Ruitenberg
By DefenseNews.com: Europe's push to field a hypersonic-defense interceptor will come down to two competing projects.
FlightGlobal
• Murdo Morrison
By FlightGlobal: As Europe faces its most volatile security environment since the Cold War, advanced uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) are becoming central to defence strategies, offering the flexibility and reliability to address modern threats.
CNBC
• Arjun Kharpal
By CNBC: Helsing said "investor demand significantly exceeded the available allocation" for its $1.8 billion funding round.
Bloomberg
• Alan Crawford, Gerry Doyle
By Bloomberg: Global powers are pouring resources into projecting military power into orbit. Europe risks getting left behind because it lacks the indigenous launch vehicles to match the pace of its competitors.
The Hill
• Tara Suter
By The Hill: Rep. Jim Himes calls President Trump's new Air Force One a security risk, citing concerns over its level of security after the Secret Service recommended Trump left the NATO Summit in the older plane.
Washington Post
• Perry Stein
By Washington Post: The unusually aggressive step was related to coverage of reportedly deficient security features of President Donald Trump’s new Qatari-donated plane.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he will ‘fix’ the suspension of eight SCNG Apache pilots who flew low across crowded beaches on July 4, 2026.
Wall Street Journal
• Alexander Ward, Anat Peled, Andrew Tangel, Marianne LeVine
Breaking Defense
• Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
