AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
Japanese researchers have completed a Mach 5 ramjet ground test for a hypersonic aircraft research program, adding a key high-speed combustion validation step without relying on in-flight trials. The result advances Japan’s path toward sustained hypersonic experimentation and vehicle integration.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The tally includes 24 MQ-9A Reaper drones, seven KC-135 tankers and several fighter types. The US military lost or suffered significant damage to 42 aircraft during the aerial bombing campaign against Iran, which is currently in a tenuous ceasefire.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials overseeing Golden Dome are trying to convince commercial space founders, venture investors and software companies that missile defense can be built more like a modern technology platform than a traditional weapons system.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Destinus has announced the accelerated start of RUTA Block 3, a 2,000-kilometer (1,240-mile) cruise missile produced with Rheinmetall in Europe.
UK Defence Journal
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow, Valerie Insinna
By Breaking Defense: The North Carolina lawmaker has sponsored a trio of bills aimed at boosting fighter jet inventory and retaining pilots.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: France's DGA has signed a joint contract with Saab and Scania France for 17 Giraffe 1X radars to strengthen short and very short-range air defense.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group will host the Australian Defence Science, Technology and Research Summit (ADSTAR) in Adelaide from August 4 to 6, 2026, bringing together leaders from government, academia, and industry to discuss defense innovation.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The C295 is a key element in Indian air force efforts to upgrade its tactical airlift capabilities. The first Airbus Defence & Space C295 tactical transport produced in India is being prepared for its maiden sortie.
DefenseNews.com
• J.D. Simkins
