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Bloomberg
• Anthony Capaccio
Pentagon Overstated Shutdown Impact on Secret Ultra‑Long‑Range Missile Program, US Air Force Says Program Unaffected
By Bloomberg: The Pentagon inflated the government shutdown’s national-security impact on a secretive, ultra-long-range missile that’s key to helping the US compete militarily against China, with the Air Force later acknowledging the program was unaffected.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Building the Golden Dome: Why Cyber Resilience Must Start at the Design Stage
By Via Satellite: Why the transformative promise of the Golden Dome hinges on proactive cyber resilience as much as on technological innovation.
Reuters
• Sam Tobin
UK court refuses Palestinian NGO leave to appeal decision allowing indirect export of F‑35 parts to Israel
By Reuters: A Palestinian NGO was on Wednesday refused permission to appeal a court ruling that Britain lawfully allowed F-35 fighter jet parts to be indirectly exported to Israel, despite accepting they could be used to breach international humanitarian law.
suasnews.com
• News Release
Aerodata unveils AeroForce® X MALE UAS for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
By suasnews.com: Braunschweig – Aerodata AG, an established German provider of specialised solutions for aviation, introduces Ae-roForce® X, a newly developed unmanned aerial vehicle system (MALE UAS) that ef….
Janes
Myanmar junta becomes first export customer for Russia's Mil Mi-38T assault transport helicopter
By Janes: Myanmar has emerged as the first export customer of the Russian Mil Mi-38T assault transport helicopter after the military government (State Security and Peace...
Reuters
• Paul Sandle
BAE Systems says strong demand underpins profit outlook
By Reuters: British defence group BAE Systems' projected profit growth this year is underpinned by sustained demand that includes orders from Turkey for Typhoon fighter jets and Norway for Type 26 frigates, it said on Wednesday.
AINonline
• David Donald
UAE 80‑Aircraft Rafale Deal Spurs Global Resurgence for Dassault
By AINonline: Landmark 80-aircraft order leads wave of international interest for the French fighter.
