Air & Space Forces Mag
• Matthew Cox
The U.S. Air Force will create a new unit next year to shape how the service fights with one-way attack drones, developing operational concepts and organizational approaches for expendable unmanned strike systems. The move formalizes a push to integrate loitering munitions and similar UAS into Air Force operations.
ABC News
• ABC News
By ABC News: Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 635 drones and 38 missiles into the country overnight, of which 587 drones and 34 missiles were shot down or suppressed.
Reuters
• Tuvan Gumrukcu
By Reuters: The Libyan army's chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, died in a plane crash on Tuesday after leaving Turkey's capital Ankara, the prime minister of Libya's internationally recognised government said, adding that four others were on the jet as well.
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• Cleo Paskal
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The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: The USAF says the Talon drone is a "strong contender" in its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, Increment 2 of which has now kicked off.
The Space Review
• Dwayne A. Day
By The Space Review: The Backfire bomber controversyby Dwayne A. Day | ![]() A Backfire bomber in Russia about to be struck by a Ukrainian drone in June 2025. At least four Backfires were destroyed during the attack, and two others damaged.
Reuters
• Costas Pitas
By Reuters: A previously awarded contract to Lockheed Martin related to C-130J aircraft delivery, development and engineering worth $15 billion has been increased to $25 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
The War Zone
• Tyler Rogoway
By The War Zone: The lack of an American amphibious aircraft capability has become more glaring as the possibility of a conflict with China looms larger.
DefenseNews.com
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
