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FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

MQ-25A Stingray returns to sea as GA MQ-9B is hailed “gold standard” for High North operations

Boeing’s MQ-25A Stingray uncrewed carrier tanker has returned to sea aboard the USS Nimitz, renewing focus on operationalizing carrier-based unmanned aerial refuelling. Separately, defense experts have designated the General Atomics MQ-9B as the “gold standard” platform for intelligence and combat in the High North/Arctic.

2026-06-30T07:17:34.480796-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Budgets & Spending   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
Associated Press • JILL LAWLESS

UK boosts military spending by $20 billion but critics say it's not enough

By Associated Press: Britain's future military will focus on self-flying jets, uncrewed submarines and drones. The Defense Investment Plan, announced Tuesday, aims to prepare the U.K.

Also: Janes, Aviation Week, Unmanned Airspace, Seeking Alpha, The Independent and 3 more
2026-06-30T01:43:25.394482-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Satellite   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
Reuters

Ukraine hits Russia's Dubna satellite site for second time, Zelenskiy says

By Reuters: Ukraine's military struck Russia's Dubna satellite communications centre ​in the Moscow region on Tuesday for ‌the second time, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, in a widening campaign of strikes targeting such facilities.

Also: CNN and Kyiv Independent
2026-06-30T02:58:17.030766-07:00