Aviation Week
• Guy Norris
Aviation Week reports: As interest grows in rotating detonation engines for hypersonic flight, a startup specialist in the tech says it will receive backing from Lockheed Martin.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
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By aerospaceglobalnews.com: Ukraine and Sweden have signed a landmark defence agreement that could see up to 150 Saab Gripen fighters delivered within three years.
Aviation Week
• Tony Osborne
By Aviation Week: The Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) design needs to have “full-spectrum” low-observability and ultra-long range built in, the RAF's programs head says.
Reuters
• Simon Johnson
By Reuters: Sweden is in talks to sell between 100 and 150 Saab-made JAS Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday.
The War Zone
Breaking Defense
Reuters
• Alexandra Alper
By Reuters: The Trump administration is considering a plan to curb a dizzying array of software-powered exports to China, from laptops to jet engines, to retaliate against Beijing's latest round of rare earth export restrictions, according to a U.S.
Air Data News
• JCC; ADN
By Air Data News: The French Ministry of the Armed Forces intends to expand its Rafale fighter fleet by 61 aircraft under the 2026 defense budget, bringing the total to 286.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
By The War Zone: General Atomics is exploring laser armament options for drones across its portfolio, including its new Gambit family of autonomous combat aircraft.
Breaking Defense
• Catherine Macaulay
By Breaking Defense: Kelly chairs a subcommittee that’s responsible for Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps acquisition programs.
