Bloomberg
• Josh Xiao
China’s military has released an apparent first look at a new fighter aircraft widely believed to be a sixth-generation prototype, in footage that suggests design intent to eventually rival advanced US stealth aircraft in development.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Taiwan says its AI-assisted Huanzhan network, linking Army, Navy, and Air Force missile and radar systems, is due to be completed by end of 2026.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) has demonstrated a new long-range deployment capability after an Airbus A400M completed a nonstop 6,750-nm (12,500-km) flight from Wunstorf Air Base to Hawaii using only aerial refueling provided by other A400M aircraft.
Bloomberg
• Bloomberg News
By Bloomberg: China and Russia conducted a joint strategic air patrol on June 27 over airspace spanning the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea and the western Pacific, according to China’s Ministry of National Defense.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: New platform is coming together two years after programme announcement. BAE Systems will soon launch fuselage final assembly work on the combat air flying demonstrator it announced at the last Farnborough air show, with the milestone coming 40 years after its last such UK-only platform got airborne.
The Aviationist
• Stefano D'Urso
By The Aviationist: A U.S. Air Force B-2A Spirit stealth bomber was integrated in Exercise Diamond Storm, part of the Royal Australian Air Force’s Air Warfare Instructor Course.
Breaking Defense
• Aaron Mehta
By Breaking Defense: A new series of reports from Breaking Defense provides an unparalleled look at how a key Pentagon acquisition program comes together, and where it threatens to fall apart.
The Air Current
• Carter Johnston
By The Air Current: At a remote airfield in the northwestern Pacific ocean, the U.S. military is operating a stealthy, uncrewed fighter aircraft for the first time as part of a major field training exercise.
