The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
The U.S. Air Force says its C-5 Galaxy fleet will remain in service until 2050 despite “costly” upgrades that have not solved persistent airworthiness/availability issues. Readiness is now reported at 37%, underscoring how sustainment risk can drive decades-long lifespan decisions.
DefenseNews.com
By DefenseNews.com: To move large payloads underwater autonomously, Anduril has been working a new system called the Dive-XL, in connection with Australia’s Ghost Shark program.
defence-industry.eu
• Lukasz Prus
By defence-industry.eu: RTX announced that its Raytheon division has been selected to provide SeaRAM ship self-defense systems for the Australia Navy’s future Mogami-class frigates under the Sea3000 General Purpose Frigate program.
Breaking Defense
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: SkyFi will develop an early prototype of a new sovereign intelligence platform, aimed at giving troops quicker and easier access to geospatial imagery.
edrmagazine.eu
• Jules Roukoz
By edrmagazine.eu: Istanbul, Turkiye: 8 May 2026 – EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, and Baykar, an international leader in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and artificial intelligence technology, have signed two agreements at SAHA 2026 that together mark a significant deepening of their strategic.
FlightGlobal
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: New Delhi continues focus on developing local defence capabilities. India has conducted the first test flight of the locally developed Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) weapon.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: Remotely triggered containerized drone swarms, potentially behind enemy lines, create a hard-to-defend-against threat from pretty much everywhere.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The Space Systems Command’s commercial space office awarded Viasat a $307 million contract to provide satellite communications services for the U.S.
