Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Israel intends to ask the United States for information on Boeing’s F-47, according to Israeli media, in an early effort to assess whether the next-generation air-superiority fighter could eventually become available to the Israeli Air Force.
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
By The War Zone: An AH-64 squadron is moving from Ramon to Ramat David as Israel shifts more attack helicopter capacity toward the northern front. An AH-64 squadron is moving from Ramon to Ramat David as Israel shifts more attack helicopter capacity toward the northern front.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The ground-effect vehicle can reach speeds of 70kt with a range exceeding 100nm and a 22kg payload, start-up says. American start-up Regent Craft demonstrated an uncrewed military variant of the company's seaglider vehicle in recent Pentagon drone exercises.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Viasat has selected Rocket Lab to build a Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite for its contract on the Protected Tactical Satcom-Global (PTS-G) program.
DefenseNews.com
By DefenseNews.com: Video from the Yakima County Sheriff's Office showed a bloodied F/A-18 Hornet pilot after he hit trees on a low-level training operation and had to eject.
Payload
• Victoria Woodburn
By Payload: The Space Force's FY27 budget request made headlines earlier this year at a record-breaking $71.3B.
AINonline
• Charlotte Bailey
By AINonline: M1 Support Services selected to provide $10 billion contract.
New York Times
• Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, John Ismay, Lexie Diao, Marion Lozano, Mike Benoist, MJ Davis Lin, Pat McCusker, Rachel Abrams, Shannon Lin
By New York Times: Families of soldiers aboard the aircraft carrier — deployed in the Middle East without a break for 270 days — have raised the alarm.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
The War Zone
• Ian Ellis-Jones
Reuters
• Aatreyee Dasgupta, Shivansh Tiwary
