Reuters
China has conducted aircraft carrier drills east of the Philippines, according to Japan’s statement. The activity is framed as a response to deepening security ties between Japan and the Philippines, underscoring heightened PLA-N naval signaling in the western Pacific.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Steve Parker has spent nearly two years stabilising Boeing's defence business. He says the hard work is paying off. After nearly two years leading Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), Steve Parker says that key focus areas are customers and programme execution, and that keeping abreast of the details is essential.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: New assets will be employed during tasks including disaster relief. Leonardo has secured a follow-on contract from Romania to provide another two C-27J tactical transports, with the new assets to be employed by the nation’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Xona has entered into an R&D collaboration with the Canadian Government to strengthen the resilience of Canada’s timing infrastructure.
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
By Breaking Defense: "While this OTA agreement establishes initial SB-AMTI capability, the Space Force anticipates issuing multiple awards in the coming year ," the service said today.
Bloomberg
• Gerry Doyle
By Bloomberg: An Iranian ballistic missile strike on a Kuwaiti air base within the past 24 hours caused minor injuries to several Americans and seriously damaged two MQ-9 Reaper strike drones, even as US President Donald Trump considers a deal to extend a tenuous ceasefire.
Times of India
Aerotech News
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Honduran Air Force describes demonstration as the start of a potential strategic partnership Embraer has showcased its A-29 Super Tucano to the Honduran Air Force (FAH) during a visit to Tegucigalpa , revelead the service in a social media post.
Wall Street Journal
• Mike Cherney
By Wall Street Journal: NAVAL STATION LEOVIGILDO GANTIOQUI, Philippines—On a ridge overlooking the South China Sea, a group of U.S. Marines in tactical vehicles took aim at a fixed-wing drone soaring toward them.
