DefenseNews.com
• Tanya Noury
Iraq announced the U.S. has completed its withdrawal from al‑Asad airbase in Anbar province, ending more than two decades of American military presence in western Iraq. The move brings to a close a long‑standing forward footprint that had supported U.S. activities in the country.
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AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis rules out selling or donating L-159 light combat jets to Ukraine to combat drones, rebuffing President Petr Pavel’s plan.
ga.com
By ga.com: In its latest demonstration of advanced autonomy development, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) successfully executed a mission autonomy flight using its MQ-20 Avenger® jet equipped with the latest government reference autonomy software.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Space Force ends ‘Resilient GPS’ satellite program Space Force ends ‘Resilient GPS’ satellite program.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Qinetiq has secured a five-year contract extension from the UK Ministry of Defence to provide "mission-critical engineering services" in support of the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) Eurofighter Typhoon fleet.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Ukraine broadens access to ICEYE’s SAR satellite imagery for day-night, all-weather tactical intelligence as European partners deepen space-based ISR support.
Reuters
By Reuters: The chairman of Italy's Leonardo on Monday floated the idea of a future combination between the defence and aerospace group and state‑controlled shipbuilder Fincantieri .
