The War Zone
• Howard Altman
F-22 Raptors have arrived in England following a deployment to Israel associated with the Iran conflict. The move reflects a broader retrograde of airpower from the CENTCOM area, even as analysts assess prospects for renewed fighting are increasing.
Reuters
By Reuters: Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that Turkey hopes to achieve a result on lifting U.S. sanctions and its desire to purchase F-35 fighter jets soon, adding there should be no defence industry restrictions between allies.
Breaking Defense
• Barry Rosenberg
By Breaking Defense: While services test teaming with Collaborative Combat Aircraft, industry faces hard questions.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he will ‘fix’ the suspension of eight SCNG Apache pilots who flew low across crowded beaches on July 4, 2026.
Bloomberg
• Laura Alviz
By Bloomberg: The UK Ministry of Defense awarded a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) contract for AI-based military training to a Raytheon-led consortium that includes European defense prime Rheinmetall AG.
Breaking Defense
• Breaking Defense
By Breaking Defense: Simulations consistently point to the vulnerability of larger refuelers concentrated at a handful of airfields.
Bloomberg
• Firat Kozok, Selcan Hacaoglu
By Bloomberg: Turkey is seeking Russia’s consent to transfer air defense systems it bought from Moscow to a third country, an effort aimed at clearing the way for the purchase of US-made F-35 fighter jets.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: The US Department of War awarded nLIGHT and Lockheed Martin Aculight $86 million to develop containerized laser weapons against drones and cruise missiles.
defence-blog.com
Bloomberg
• Catherine Lucey, Hadriana Lowenkron
