Wall Street Journal
• Mike Cherney
Satellite and open-source observers report China is constructing a major military airbase on Antelope Reef that includes a runway and missile facilities. The work, which caught some analysts by surprise, would add another forward basing site to Beijing's South China Sea footprint.
Reuters
• Aaron McNicholas, Alexander Dziadosz, Vinaya K
By Reuters: Satellite images reveal at least three new drones at an eastern airbase. Weapons experts say they are most likely from China and Turkey.
New York Times
• Aaron Krolik, Farah Stockman
By New York Times: Missile interceptors made by the South Korean firm LIG Nex1 are said to be performing well, at a small fraction of the cost of U.S. interceptors.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: Making a peculiar appearance supporting NASA's Artemis II launch is just the beginning of what comes next for the world's most secretive 737.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Saltzman: Space ‘baked into' modern combat operations.
Canada.ca
By Canada.ca: Today, the Canadian Coast Guard welcomed personnel from Transport Canada’s aircraft services to the Defence Team. The program provides federal aviation services to various government departments, including managing and maintaining a civilian fleet of aircraft that support operational flights, environmental response, natural disaster response, and remote community outreach.
Reuters
By Reuters: The Pentagon on Wednesday said it had reached a framework seven-year deal with Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp to triple production capacity for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement seekers.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: The UK has taken delivery of its last of 48 on-order Lockheed Martin F-35Bs, as firm details around its future purchase plans remain to be outlined. On 27 March, the UK’s Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) procurement body announced that the “final Tranche 1 F-35B Lightning has been accepted, completing the UK’s first batch of….
