DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
The Pentagon reached a handshake agreement with Lockheed Martin for the largest F‑35 procurement to date, marking the biggest single buy in the Joint Strike Fighter program's history. The deal signals continued U.S. investment in expanding and sustaining its fifth‑generation fighter fleet.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: Lockheed already announced a big upset on a key F-35 system. More could be coming.
DefenseNews.com
• Aaron Mehta
By DefenseNews.com: Denmark has agreed to purchase 27 F-35A models. What does that mean for international air operations?.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: In comments that will be of interest to a CyberSat audience, Zaluzhnyi said future conflicts will be fought by ‘autonomous and semi-autonomous robotic systems.'.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: A French Air and Space Force A400M has completed the type’s first-ever landing on Arctic sea ice during an operational trial in northern Greenland.
DefenseNews.com
• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: The Swedish defense firm is looking across the defense industry for aircraft that could host its Erieye sensor.
DefenseNews.com
• Jill Aitoro
By DefenseNews.com: L3 Technologies has appointed a nearly 10-year veteran of Lockheed Martin, to lead business development companywide.
Bloomberg
• Ott Tammik
By Bloomberg: A SU-30 Russian military fighter jet entered Estonian airspace for three minutes on Wednesday without posing a serious security threat, the Estonian foreign minister said.
