Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
The War Zone • Joseph Trevithick

Photos confirm AIM-260A JATM air-to-air missile in flight-test configuration on U.S. Navy F/A-18F

AIM-260A—Lockheed’s longer-range successor to the AIM-120 AMRAAM—has surfaced in the first publicly captured imagery. The missile was photographed during a test flight from Eglin Air Force Base, carried by a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet, showing an AIM-260A in a flight-test configuration.

2026-05-15T11:01:11.571863-07:00
Supply Chain   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Policy & Regulation   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Defense Deals   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

UK F-35s to gain SDB-II weapons, as MoD details corrosion challenge after maritime deployment

By FlightGlobal: Precision-guided bomb order remains subject to final approval. The UK’s Lockheed Martin F-35B combat aircraft will be equipped with Boeing Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB-II) weapons as an interim step, due to ongoing delays with integrating a European-produced alternative.

Also: Aviation Week, UK Defence Journal and 3 more
2026-05-15T04:12:16.071143-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Helicopter   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Nyx picks: UK MoD selects four contenders for Apache ‘loyal wingman’ project

By FlightGlobal: Anduril, BAE Systems, Tekever and Thales will share £10 million for work on autonomous aircraft platforms.

Also: Urban Air Mobility News, UK Defence Journal and defence-blog.com
2026-05-15T04:38:12.321145-07:00
Satellite   AI   Europe   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

SynMax Bets on Agentic AI to Move from Data Vendor to Intelligence Company

By SpaceWatch Global: SynMax founder Eric Anderson on the startup's shift from data vendor to intelligence company, its Thea maritime platform, growing European defence contracts, and why agentic AI is the next disruption in geospatial intelligence.

2026-05-15T01:23:41.808804-07:00
Satellite   AI   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

AGO's McMullan Warns GEOINT Agencies Face Existential Test of Pace and Relevance

By SpaceWatch Global: AGO Director Kathryn McMullan's GEOINT 2026 keynote: Australia's strategic paradox, maritime domain awareness, and partnerships from Five Eyes to Japan.

2026-05-15T01:23:42.652946-07:00
Event   Satellite   AI   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

#SpaceWatchGL analysis: GEOINT 2026: The Pipeline Is the Mission - And Europe Is Falling Behind on the Plumbing

By SpaceWatch Global: Collection is no longer the bottleneck- integration, governance and trustworthy agentic AI are. What the Aurora symposium means for Europe, Germany and the BMVg.

2026-05-15T04:11:09.934718-07:00