Flying Magazine
• Pia Bergqvist
Flying Magazine reports: The Air Force has concluded its investigation into an incident last July when a C-17 Globemaster III landed at the wrong airport. And the reasons for the.
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The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
By The War Zone: Russia got as far as testing the terminal hard-kill active protection-like system for protecting its ICBMs from incoming ballistic missile barrages. The Soviets got as far as testing a hard-kill active protection system to protect its ICBM siloes from incoming ballistic missile warheads.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The US Coast Guard has operationally deployed a Shield AI V-BAT uncrewed aerial vehicle, marking a significant evolution of the service's aviation capabilities as it enhances maritime drug interdiction operations in the Pacific.
Aviation Week
• Brian Everstine
By Aviation Week: The U.S. Air Force, faced with ongoing readiness issues across much of its fleet, has issued a call to aircraft owners who are near bases to help out.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Canada’s Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly has increased pressure on Lockheed Martin to secure additional economic benefits for Canada before.
Breaking Defense
• Carley Welch
By Breaking Defense:  Army awards Lockheed multiyear $9.8 billion contract for thousands of PAC-3 missiles The award is the "largest contract in Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control history," according to a company executive.
SpaceNews.com
• Emma Gatti
By SpaceNews.com: Europe outlines defense flagship programs and confirms European Space Shield by 2026.
NPR
• Geoff Brumfiel
By NPR: An amateur satellite tracker stumbled across the signal, which is coming from Starshield satellites in a "hidden" part of the radio spectrum.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
