FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
The US Navy says a squadron commander in an MH-60S helicopter crash in the Arabian Sea has died. The officer had been missing since the 1 July incident, when the Seahawk utility helicopter made an emergency water landing.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Telesat has reached an agreement with the Canadian government to provide Military Ka-band satellite capacity for Canada’s Enhanced Satellite Communications Project – Polar (ESCP-P) program.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Although not officially tied to the US Air Force's F-47 programme, the St. Louis plant is widely expected to assemble the new sixth-generation fighter.
Aviation Today
• Frank Wolfe
By Aviation Today: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pursuing drone deals with European nations, even as the U.S. has so far delayed such a deal and as Ukraine uses increasingly long range, kamikaze “one way attack” drones to strike Russian infrastructure.
CNBC
• Samantha Subin
By CNBC: Anduril recently hit a $61 billion valuation, becoming one of the most highly valued private tech companies.
Aviation Today
• Calvin Biesecker
By Aviation Today: The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program (DDP) on July 1 said it invited 19 companies to compete in the final stage of its second challenge round in August with a chance to win production orders worth a combined $300 million.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) CT4A trainer aircraft has completed its final flight after nearly five decades of service, retiring the aircraft type that introduced generations of military pilots to the skies.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Even as many details of Golden Dome remain unsettled, the missile-defense program has become a focal point for space and defense startups looking for new markets.
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo, Tim Martin
Bloomberg
• Catherine Lucey, Hadriana Lowenkron
Vertical Mag
• LMS Press Release
