Bloomberg
• Edward Ludlow
Anduril Industries is in talks to raise up to $8 billion, which would value the company at more than $60 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The capital could fund faster production and R&D as Anduril scales into larger prime partnerships.
Wall Street Journal
• Anastasiia Malenko
By Wall Street Journal: The limits have hobbled Russia’s use of drone-mounted terminals that had begun to ravage Ukrainian supply lines.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: The F-35 Joint Program Office had declined just earlier this week to confirm or deny a report that jets without radars were being delivered.
DefenseNews.com
• Stephen Losey
By DefenseNews.com: The 30,000-pound guided bomb is designed to penetrate an estimated 200 feet through rock or other hard substances before destroying enemy labs or bunkers.
Breaking Defense
• Tim Martin
By Breaking Defense: A contract for the top-up order of the stealth aircraft will be signed “this year," Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken told Breaking Defense.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: UK airframer BAE Systems remains confident that Saudi Arabia will place a long-anticipated follow-on order for the Eurofighter Typhoon, as Riyadh also eyes a possible future role in the currently three-nation Global Combat Air Programme.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: The combat-proven APKWS II laser-guided rocket's use as a valuable low-cost air-to-air weapon continues to grow.
interestingengineering.com
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: France is reportedly negotiating its withdrawal from the Eurodrone program as Germany, Italy, and Spain plan to continue the €7.1bn MALE drone project.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
New York Times
• Aurelien Breeden, Samuel Granados
