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Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: Ars is first to reveal how the Space Force will name its weapon systems.
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
By Breaking Defense: The defense contractor is also making a play to dislodge Northrop Grumman as the supplier for US Air Force F-16 EW kits.
Aviation Week
• Steve Trimble
By Aviation Week: Fighter backlogs are soaring to heights not seen in decades as countries around the world restock and modernize.
Wall Street Journal
• Mike Cherney
By Wall Street Journal: New devices navigate without the help of satellites or the risk of enemies jamming signals.
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Matthew Cox
By Air & Space Forces Mag: An Air Force contract to buy $50 million worth of small drones may transform the service’s MQ-9 Reapers into drone-launching motherships.
insidedefense.com
• Vanessa Montalbano
By insidedefense.com: President Trump yesterday nominated Lt. Gen. Dale White to receive a fourth star and to become the first-ever Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Critical Major Weapon Systems, an Air Force official told Inside Defense.
By rocketlabcorp.com: Long Beach, California. Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it successfully launched a suborbital mission with its HASTE launch vehicle for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Missile Defense….
Wall Street Journal
• Dov Lieber
Reuters
• Sabine Siebold
