Breaking Defense
• Robbin Laird
An in-depth discussion with the chief of Naval Air Training Command examines the U.S. Navy’s effort to rebuild its aviator pipeline. The conversation focuses on the service’s training system and the challenge of restoring the flow of qualified naval aviators.
Breaking Defense
• Mark Pomerleau
By Breaking Defense: US Army soldiers have taken to placing wet t-shirts on Starlink terminals to keep them from overheating in the field during tests.
SpaceNews.com
• Omar Pimentel
By SpaceNews.com: A defense startup can build exactly what the military needs and still fail to sell it to the Pentagon.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Development and analysis work on adaptation kit for snow runway operations will conclude in March 2028.
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Greg Hadley
By Air & Space Forces Mag: The last EC-130H Compass Call made its final flight Sept. 2, as the Air Force prepares to retire the electronic warfare aircraft.
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
By Breaking Defense: “There's no doubt if we try and pursue the exact same approach that we had with things like the MQ-9, we're going to get something that costs about the same as an MQ-9,” said Air Force Lt.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: The US Navy is seeking autonomous combat aircraft capable of carrier operations, strike missions and carrying up to 10,000 pounds of weapons.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: EX-22 is the 22nd Eagle II delivered by Boeing and will eventually join the 18th Wing at Kadena Boeing has delivered the first F-15EX Eagle II destined for permanent deployment at Kadena Air Base in Japan , as the U.S.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
politico.eu
• Paul Mclearly, Stefanie Bolzen
