Axios
• Colin Demarest
President Trump said the planned Trump-class battleship will be nuclear-powered, framing it as a decision “finally” settled publicly. The approach mirrors the Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carrier propulsion architecture, underscoring continuity in nuclear reactor selection as the service shapes future surface combatant plans.
Washington Post
• George F. Will
By Washington Post: B-52 bombers used against Iran were built before the release of the first Beatles album.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Germany will receive 38 Tranche 4-standard Eurofighters via the Quadriga acquisition Craig Hoyle/FlightGlobal New production standard has yet to make its flight debut.
Axios
• Colin Demarest
By Axios: The Army in February awarded L3Harris Technologies a $466 million BiNOD contract.
Reuters
By Reuters: The head of European aerospace group Airbus remains optimistic about connected systems being developed for the FCAS fighter project, he said on Wednesday, despite differences with France's Dassault Aviation over the core warplane.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Infrastructure refurbishment at San Pablo site will add to primary Getafe line. Airbus Defence & Space is to boost its conversion capacity for the A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) to seven examples per year, as it eyes multiple additional sales opportunities for the type.
Reuters
• Andrius Sytas
By Reuters: Lithuanian lawmakers were forced to shelter underground on Wednesday and air traffic at Vilnius airport was temporarily suspended after a drone violated the country's airspace, the latest in a series of security incidents in the Baltic region.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: YFQ-48A could be pitched for future US Air Force collaborative combat aircraft competitions. The Northrop Grumman YFQ-48A Talon Blue collaborative combat aircraft prototype has conducted taxi tests, with the company also named a preferred provider under the US Department of War’s Drone Dominance effort.
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
