CNBC
• Lim Hui Jie
A new assessment asks whether Japan can evolve from a capable but domestically oriented defense industrial base into a true international export player, comparable to South Korea. The cluster frames Japan’s global defense ambitions as a potential “breakout” moment for the sector.
DefenseNews.com
• Phil Stewart
By DefenseNews.com: The Pentagon is announcing framework agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 to acquire over 10,000 containerized missiles.
Breaking Defense
• Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
By Breaking Defense: The forthcoming Wraith Shield software update uses the existing antenna to scan for drone control signals, identify enemy ones, and jam them, L3Harris executives told reporters.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Embraer expects to gradually increase production of the KC-390 Millennium military transport aircraft to 10 units annually by the end of the decade, while also studying the possibility of establishing assembly lines in the United States and India if ongoing campaigns advance into major contracts.
Breaking Defense
• Diana Stancy
By Breaking Defense: The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is expected to face increased maintenance due to its extended deployment.
Financial Times
• George Hammond, Sylvia Pfeifer
By Financial Times: Peter Thiel-backed company raises $5bn as the US administration turns to smaller players for latest military kit.
anduril.com
Axios
• Colin Demarest
By Axios: "This is, essentially, putting sixth-generation electronic warfare into a fourth-generation platform.".
