NASA Spaceflight
• Justin Davenport
Northrop Grumman said it successfully tested the Bombardment Attack Missile Motor 29! 2.0 (BAMM!29 2.0), the second solid-rocket motor fired under its 2025 SMART program. The milestone advances Northrop's rapid-development effort for tactical solid motors and supports ongoing weapon-integration work.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Atombeam has received an expanded contract from the Space Development Agency for the company’s Neurpac technology to improve the data transmission capabilities of Link 16.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: 403 Forbidden nginx.
politico.eu
• Victor Goury-Laffont
By politico.eu: The duo are accused of trying to capture sensitive French data using Starlink from an AirBnB they had rented.
Breaking Defense
• Carley Welch
By Breaking Defense: Bell, M1 and Lockheed Martin confirmed to Breaking Defense that they have been selected to move on to the next phase of the competition.
Reuters
By Reuters: The U.S. military shot down an Iranian drone that "aggressively" approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.
Reuters
• Mike Stone
By Reuters: The Pentagon's push to expand production comes as Washington races to rebuild depleted stockpiles.
DefenseNews.com
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
By DefenseNews.com: Late last year, Ukraine and Sweden signed a letter of intent to export up to 150 Gripen fighter jets to Kyiv, although no final deal has been concluded.
