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Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Italy approves €8.8bn for Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) — funds next‑generation fighter with UK and Japan partners
By Air Data News: Italy’s parliament has approved an €8.77 billion ($10.7 billion) funding package for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a joint effort with.
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Breaking Defense
• Diana Stancy
US Navy to Deploy Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel with USS Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group to Test Tailored Force Pairing
By Breaking Defense: Vice Adm. Brendan McLane said that a medium unmanned surface vessel will deploy alongside the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt and its strike group that is set to get underway later this year.
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Aviation Week
• Robert Wall
Hensoldt Joins Helsing to Equip CA-1 Europa Collaborative UCAV
By Aviation Week: Hensoldt has struck a partnership with Helsing, the European defense AI company that is behind development of the CA-1 Europa collaborative combat aircraft.
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India clears procurement of 114 Rafale jets with 40–50% 'Make in India' content; six P‑8I maritime aircraft also approved
By indiatoday.in: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has cleared the procurement of 114 Rafale fighter jets, marking a significant boost to the Indian Air Force's combat capabilities.
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SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
ThinKom awarded military contract to supply portable satellite communications ground stations
By SpaceNews.com: ThinKom gets military contract to supply portable ground stations for satellite communications ThinKom gets military contract to supply portable ground stations for satellite communications.
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Bloomberg
• Michael Nienaber
ArianeGroup Proposes Hypersonic-Capable Ballistic Missile to France and Germany for European Deep‑Strike Capability
By Bloomberg: European rocket maker ArianeGroup is in talks with Germany and France to develop a new ballistic missile that can hit targets several thousand kilometers away with hypersonic warheads.
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Breaking Defense
• Agnes Helou
Saudi Arabia in 'final stages' of talks to join Turkey's KAAN fighter program, Turkish Aerospace exec says
By Breaking Defense: Riyadh has been tightlipped about how it plans to expand or upgrade its fighter fleet, with several international options on the table.
