Axios
• Colin Demarest
The U.S. Air Force is pursuing a Northrop Grumman electronic-attack jammer upgrade intended for F-16 modernization, positioning fourth-generation fighters to carry “sixth-generation electronic warfare” capabilities on existing airframes. The effort underscores continued investment in electronic suppression as a near-term force-multiplier.
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
By Breaking Defense: Several users reported significant challenges with the UGVs’ communication systems, many of them using Starlink, in densely forested areas of the Baltic nation.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Saudi and Emirati operations would mark a major shift from previous Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates may have directly participated in military strikes against Iran during the recent regional conflict, according to reports published by Reuters and The Guardian .
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Oxford-based training provider will deliver instruction to up to 34 pilots under new arrangement. Leading Edge Aviation is to deliver expanded pilot training services to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), using its Diamond Aircraft DA40 and DA42 platforms.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Japanese aerospace suppliers are bellwethers for the broader industry. Major Japanese aerospace players posted strong revenues and profitability for the 2025 financial year ended 31 March, benefiting from strong commercial and defence demand.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The effort will see an accelerated rollout of the aircraft's updated Remote Vision System for boom operators. The US Air Force (USAF) and Boeing have agreed on terms to improve readiness of the KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, and to accelerate the delivery of capabilities to the fleet.
By tass.com: The President congratulated the Ministry of Defense, all employees, researchers, engineers, defense industry production organizers, prime contractors, and the thousands of workers engaged in the teamwork on "this major event and unconditional success".
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a national missile defense system broadly aligned with President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome executive order could cost roughly $1.2 trillion over 20 years, a figure that dramatically exceeds the Pentagon’s public estimate of about $185 billion.
Air & Space Forces Mag
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
