UK arrests ~300 at Palestine Action protest after group’s RAF base incursion and aircraft damage

Reuters reports: Britain banned Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation in July after some of its members broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged military planes.

2025-09-06T13:20:29.900784-07:00

Today In Defense

Last Updated: Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, 1:20 PM PDT

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Politico • Jack Detsch

US Air Force Chief Gen. David Allvin to Leave Post Early

By Politico: Gen. David Allvin is the fourth top US military official to leave since Trump took office. .

2025-09-06T10:17:43.398737-07:00

FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

US Air Commandos Practice Rapid Airfield Seizure in US Virgin Islands amid Regional Tensions

By FlightGlobal: American special operations forces have conducted a complex exercise to capture and secure an airport in the US Virgin Islands, demonstrating rapid airfield seizure capabilities.

2025-09-05T14:31:20.990537-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Valerie Insinna

US Navy taps four aerospace primes to design autonomous drone wingmen: Boeing, Northrop Grumman, General Atomics and Anduril

By Breaking Defense: Boeing, Northrop Grumman, General Atomics and Anduril are all in line to produce conceptual designs for the Navy’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, according to a Navy slide reviewed by Breaking Defense.

The War Zone

U.S. Navy Issues Multiple Contracts to Accelerate Carrier-Based 'Loyal Wingman' Drone Development

FlightGlobal

US Navy awards preliminary contracts to Boeing, Anduril and others to develop carrier-capable uncrewed fighter jets

Also: USNI News, Defense Daily, defence-blog.com and defence-industry.eu

2025-09-05T08:13:12.053657-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Ashley Roque

US Army selects Anduril‑Meta team and new entrant Rivet to compete in IVAS recompete

By Breaking Defense: An Anduril-Meta teamup will go up against a new firm called Rivet to develop a next-gen heads up display system for the US Army.

Also: Defense One

2025-09-05T13:17:32.631217-07:00

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Reuters • Shivam Patel

India plans nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and indigenous naval fighters under 15-year defence modernisation plan

By Reuters: India could build its third aircraft carrier, to be nuclear-powered, as part of a 15-year defence modernisation plan announced on Friday that also includes the use of Indian-made fighter jets by the navy for the first time.

defence.in

India unveils ambitious 15-year defence roadmap featuring nuclear carrier, hypersonics, and AI warfare

India Defense News

Indian Navy to Build Third Aircraft Carrier under TPCR 2025

2025-09-05T11:38:08.868960-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat makes public flying debut

By FlightGlobal: Two MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft performed their first public flight demonstration at Australia's Woomera test range, showcasing Boeing's progress in autonomous military aviation.