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The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
Navy EA-18G Growlers Have Touched Down In Puerto Rico
By The War Zone: The Growlers are not a standard show of force, with the jets offering capabilities that would be key in any future strikes in the region.
navaltoday.com
• Fatima Bahtić
BAE Systems wins $123M US Navy contract to modernize USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
By navaltoday.com: Defense company BAE Systems has received a $123 million contract from the US Navy to modernize the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98).
Breaking Defense
• Aaron Mehta
Sweden says a Ukrainian peace deal wouldn’t delay Gripen E deliveries; government 'looking into' sending older Gripens to Ukraine
By Breaking Defense: Sweden's defense minister told Breaking Defense that his government is "looking into" sending older Gripen models to Ukraine.
Reuters
• Sabine Siebold
IG Metall demands Dassault be expelled from Franco‑German fighter programme, threatens to halt cooperation
By Reuters: Germany's powerful IG Metall union has warned it will stop cooperating on a Franco-German fighter jet programme if France's Dassault Aviation remains involved, escalating tensions ahead of ministerial talks on Thursday.
Reuters
• Leo Marchandon
Airbus wins €50m contract to integrate AMIAD-developed AI into French weapons and information systems
By Reuters: Airbus has agreed a 50 million euros ($58 million) contract to incorporate artificial intelligence developed by the French Ministerial Agency for Defence AI (AMIAD) into weapons and information systems used by the French armed forces.
Air Data News
• JCC; Ricardo Meier
Poland in talks to transfer MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine in exchange for access to drone and missile technologies
By Air Data News: Poland is in active negotiations to transfer additional MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in exchange for access to drone and missile technologies. The talks.
DefenseNews.com
• Rudy Ruitenberg
Kongsberg, Helsing team up for European satellite-intel constellation
By DefenseNews.com: The cooperation will include setting up local satellite production in Germany to create “a self-reliant European defense capability,” the companies said.
