Bloomberg
• Andreas Kluth
At Peterson Space Force Base — the headquarters for U.S. Northern Command and NORAD — General Gregory Guillot showed how binational U.S.-Canadian air-defence forces monitor the Arctic, routinely tracking and scrambling jets to intercept unidentified aircraft from operations run through Peterson and the Cheyenne Mountain complex.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: Japan has taken delivery of its first Kongsberg Joint Strike Missiles (JSMs), but the weapons cannot yet be deployed operationally as software integration work on the JASDF's F-35A fighters remains incomplete, the service's chief of staff has confirmed.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: The first Embraer C-390 tactical transport destined for the Republic of Korea Air Force has completed its maiden flight from the manufacturer's facility near Sao Paulo.
Air Data News
DefenseNews.com
• Zita Fletcher
By DefenseNews.com: The upgraded missile is backed by "significant investment" and is advancing rapidly through initial tests.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: Spotters in Greece have caught an especially good look at what appears to be a particularly secretive drone.
Associated Press
• Freida Frisaro
By Associated Press: The FBI says a suspicious package found at MacDill Air Force Base contains possible energetic materials, and the investigation is ongoing.
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Peck
By DefenseNews.com: The U.S. Air Force wants small one-way attack drones for its special operations forces, according to an Air Force Request for Information.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test flights Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test flights.
Satellite Evolution
DefenseNews.com
• Stephen Losey, Valerie Insinna
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
DefenseNews.com
• Jaroslaw Adamowski
