DefenseNews.com
• Linus Höller
Ascendant Paris says it will hold a European-flavored Bastille Day flyover featuring nuclear-deterrence undertones. The symbolism is tied to the fact that all four participating countries have committed to some form of France’s promised forward nuclear-deterrence scheme.
Washington Post
• Dan Diamond, Dan Lamothe
By Washington Post: The project, funded with a Lockheed Martin donation, is intended to resolve a years-long problem with the new Marine One helicopters: They run the risk of scorching the White House's grass.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Finland's defense ministry, Estonia's military, and NestAI signed a June 30 letter of intent to co-develop AI for unmanned systems and command and control.
Reuters
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.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Ukraine says talks with France and MBDA are progressing on a possible license to produce SCALP cruise missiles domestically, though no deal is final.
Associated Press
• JILL LAWLESS
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.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: Pairing LRASM with the B-2 creates a powerful, penetrating, fleet-killing combination, especially in the broad expanses of the Pacific.
The Aviationist
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: F-Drones systems like the F7 interceptor are made without any Chinese components, making them eligible for US military service Ukrainian Ministry of Defense F-Drones is the first Ukrainian producer authorised by Kyiv to export its uncrewed weapons to the US military.
FlightGlobal
• Murdo Morrison
