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The Pentagon’s Golden Dome initiative would build a global, multi-layer defense architecture focused on tracking and countering emerging threats. The concept centers on integrating sensors and other detection capabilities to improve persistent awareness and enable faster threat responses.
The Air Current
• Carter Johnston
By The Air Current: The Pentagon is increasingly looking to helicopters as aerial counter-drone platforms, following years of lessons from global conflicts where uncrewed aircraft have proven to be lethal and cost-effective weapons that have overwhelmed traditional air defense systems.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Embraer, which assembles C-390 tanker-transports in Gavio Peixoto, expects to deliver six aircraft this year and up to 10 jets annually by 2030 Embraer Though a formal tender has not yet been released, the fleet recapitalisation from New Delhi is expected to cover as many as 80 transport aircraft.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Satellite terminal developer All.Space has relocated from the U.K. to Alabama, emphasizing its commitment to U.S. defense priorities amid an acquisition.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: New factories and Paris headquarters will deliver sovereign capability, state-owned group argues. UAE state-owned defence group EDGE will by the next June have opened two new production sites in France as part of a recently announced European investment strategy.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: The US Congress is once again moving to preserve the US Air Force's fleet of U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft, setting up another clash with service leaders who want to retire the Cold War-era spy plane.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
By Payload: A bipartisan pair of senators introduced a bill last week that would consider allowing national security missions to tap into the commercial orbital data center craze.
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
By Breaking Defense: The deal would allow L3Harris to equip its Vampire c-UAS platform with a small interceptor drone for the first time.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Wall Street Journal
• Drew Fitzgerald, Sharon Terlep
