Washington Post
• Dan Lamothe
CNN reported flight manifests showing Navy Secretary John Phelan listed as a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein's Boeing 727 for two transatlantic flights in 2006, including a March 3 London-to-New York City leg. Phelan served as Navy secretary in the Trump administration.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Vietnam could become one of the next international customers for the Dassault Rafale fighter, as the country reviews options to diversify its combat aircraft.
DefenseNews.com
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
By DefenseNews.com: The companies will use artificial intelligence to optimize the interactions of drones with drones, and drones with humans.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: 'We helped usher in the modern era of AI in NGA.'.
CNBC
• Monica Pitrelli, Sydney Goh
By CNBC: Defense companies aren't incentivized to innovate because military strength is measured by how much the government spends, said Palmer Luckey, Anduril's founder.
Reuters
• Julie Zhu, Jun Yong, Jun Yuan Yong, Tim Hepher
By Reuters: China used this week's Singapore Airshow to flex its military and aviation muscle, drawing heavy attention from regional delegations as Beijing sharpens its bid for influence in Southeast Asia.
aviation-defence-universe.com
Breaking Defense
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Saab will fly an unmanned fighter-sized demonstrator aircraft in 2027 as part of Sweden's Future Fighter System programme, informing Stockholm's decision on its next combat aircraft by 2030.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Canadian adversary air services provider Top Aces is pursuing new business opportunities across the Asia-Pacific, having held talks with Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia at the Singapore air show.
