Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Defense Budgets & Spending   Policy & Regulation   Defense Policy  
New York Times • Eric Lipton, Maggie Haberman, Tyler Pager

NYT investigation: Trump’s accelerated Air Force One delivery effort drove higher costs and safety feature trade-offs

A New York Times investigation says President Trump’s push to speed delivery of a new Air Force One increased total program costs and forced trade-offs in safety-related features. The reporting frames schedule compression as a cost driver and a driver of reduced safety scope.

2026-07-25T03:05:09.137235-07:00
China   Military Aircraft Procurement   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

New footage appears to show updated prototype of China's J-36 stealth aircraft

By Air Data News: New videos and images shared on Chinese social media appear to show another prototype of China's unofficially designated J-36 next-generation combat aircraft, offering fresh clues about the development of the country's largest known stealth fighter program.

2026-07-25T03:50:12.361870-07:00
North America   M&A   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Axios • Lucinda Shen

Anduril seeks $100B valuation

By Axios: The defense startup was valued at $61 billion in January.

Also: GeekWire and DroneXL
2026-07-24T08:04:34.156385-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   F-16   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Romanian F-16 shoot down drone in country’s airspace, Italian Eurofighters join

By AeroTime: The President of Romania, Nicușor Dan, has confirmed that a Romanian Air Force F-16 shot down a drone that entered the country's airspace.

Also: NBC News, news.ssbcrack.com, grosswald.org, Unmanned Airspace, UK Defence Journal, The Independent and 10 more
2026-07-24T03:19:25.939145-07:00