Reuters
U.S. commercial satellite imagery reviewed by Reuters shows Ukrainian drone attacks last month destroyed at least 40% of storage capacity at Primorsk, one of Russia's largest Baltic Sea oil export terminals. The damage highlights Kyiv's ability to strike high‑value energy infrastructure well beyond frontline areas.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: The three-nation Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) is moving into its next phase of activity, following the award of a contract worth £686 million ($904 million).
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: France and the UK are to launch study work on a joint successor to the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile currently employed by their respective fleets of Eurofighter Typhoons and Dassault Aviation Rafales.
Vertical Mag
By Vertical Mag: The company announced it has been awarded a Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the U.S. Army to advance development of hydrogen fuel cell electric propulsion system for helicopters and cargo drones.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: The UAE was prepared to contribute €3.5 billion to the Rafale F5 but walked away after France refused meaningful technology transfers, La Tribune reports.
Reuters
By Reuters: Sweden will buy air defence and anti-drone systems worth 8.7 billion Swedish crowns ($916 million) from among others Saab and BAE Systems , the country's defence minister said on Thursday.
Reuters
• Aaron McNicholas, Alexander Dziadosz, Vinaya K
By Reuters: Satellite images reveal at least three new drones at an eastern airbase. Weapons experts say they are most likely from China and Turkey.
Wall Street Journal
• Mike Cherney
By Wall Street Journal: The work at Antelope Reef, which could give Beijing another runway and more missile facilities, caught some analysts by surprise.
Washington Post
• Alex Horton, Dan Lamothe, Tara Copp
