Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
MBDA says it will replace its CEO with Eric Béranger, an Airbus executive, after Béranger previously oversaw MBDA’s major industrial ramp-up. The change marks a shift in leadership at the defense manufacturer as MBDA’s industrial scaling enters its next phase.
Bloomberg
• Anthony Capaccio
By Bloomberg: The Pentagon has blocked the public release of a congressionally-mandated annual report on the costly and controversial F-35 fighter jet program for the first time in more than 20 years.
Reuters
• Alexander Dziadosz, David Lewis, Reade Levinson
By Reuters: Reuters found that companies controlled by a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran operated a fleet of aging Boeing aircraft that flew to key logistics hubs used by the Rapid Support Forces.
New York Times
• Francesca Regalado
By New York Times: Higher prices for energy, food and air travel are likely to persist as the two sides escalate their clash over the Strait of Hormuz and launch airstrikes in the Middle East.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: New aircraft is one of 58 on order for Berlin. Airbus Defence & Space has flown its first Tranche 4 Eurofighter to have been produced for the German air force as part of Berlin’s Project Quadriga acquisition.
Aviation Week
AeroTime
• AeroTime Advisory
By AeroTime: ASELSAN will bring ISR, electronic warfare and precision strike payloads for UAVs to Farnborough 2026, from radars to FLIR systems and guided weapons.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) awarded Parsons Corporation subsidiary Space Ground System Solutions a contract to continue its work supporting satellite ground systems software and operations at the Blossom Point Tracking Facility in Maryland.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
By Payload: The Space Force added two new companies to its stable of launchers on July 8, bringing the military’s launch acquisition program to seven companies.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
DefenseNews.com
• Rudy Ruitenberg
