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navaltoday.com
• Fatima Bahtić
BAE Systems wins $123M US Navy contract to modernize USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
By navaltoday.com: Defense company BAE Systems has received a $123 million contract from the US Navy to modernize the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98).
Breaking Defense
• Aaron Mehta
Sweden says a Ukrainian peace deal wouldn’t delay Gripen E deliveries; government 'looking into' sending older Gripens to Ukraine
By Breaking Defense: Sweden's defense minister told Breaking Defense that his government is "looking into" sending older Gripen models to Ukraine.
Reuters
• Sabine Siebold
IG Metall demands Dassault be expelled from Franco‑German fighter programme, threatens to halt cooperation
By Reuters: Germany's powerful IG Metall union has warned it will stop cooperating on a Franco-German fighter jet programme if France's Dassault Aviation remains involved, escalating tensions ahead of ministerial talks on Thursday.
Reuters
• Leo Marchandon
Airbus wins €50m contract to integrate AMIAD-developed AI into French weapons and information systems
By Reuters: Airbus has agreed a 50 million euros ($58 million) contract to incorporate artificial intelligence developed by the French Ministerial Agency for Defence AI (AMIAD) into weapons and information systems used by the French armed forces.
Air Data News
• JCC; Ricardo Meier
Poland in talks to transfer MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine in exchange for access to drone and missile technologies
By Air Data News: Poland is in active negotiations to transfer additional MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in exchange for access to drone and missile technologies. The talks.
DefenseNews.com
• Rudy Ruitenberg
Kongsberg, Helsing team up for European satellite-intel constellation
By DefenseNews.com: The cooperation will include setting up local satellite production in Germany to create “a self-reliant European defense capability,” the companies said.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
Spanish navy eyes Standard 2 special forces variant for next batch of NH90s
By FlightGlobal: Spain has confirmed its interest in the acquisition of an advanced special forces variant of the NH Industries NH90 helicopter for operation by its navy as part of an upcoming order for another batch of the 11t rotorcraft.
