DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

Army to lead Joint Interagency Task Force 401, consolidating Replicator 2 and DoD counter-drone programs

September 12, 2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Army to establish a new joint interagency task force to speed delivery of counter-drone systems across the U.S. military. The entity, designated Joint Interagency Task Force 401, will sit under the Deputy Secretary

Aircraft

First Flight for General Atomics Collaborative Combat Aircraft Starts Edwards and Nellis Test Campaigns

September 12, 2025

General Atomics' YFQ-42A collaborative combat aircraft completed its first flight on August 27, 2025, with the U.S. Air Force announcing the milestone the same day.

USAF confirms near-term second B-21 flight while Sentinel program pivots to new silo construction

The Air Force expects a second B-21 Raider test aircraft to take to the air

FBI Reveals Salt Typhoon’s Multi-Year Campaign That Breached Telecom Carriers and Lawful Intercept Systems

U.S. investigators say a long-running Chinese cyber campaign hit more than 80 countries and reached

Defense Industry

U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis

Contracts & Deals

Lockheed and Pentagon Finalize $24.3 Billion Agreement for 296 F-35s in Lots 18 and 19

October 7, 2025

The Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin closed a $24.3 billion agreement for 296 F-35s covering

Industrial Partnerships

France Seeks Year-End Phase 2 Accord on FCAS as Dassault and Airbus Clash Over Fighter Workshare

September 22, 2025

Paris officials want Phase 2 of the Future Combat Air System agreed with Berlin and Madrid

How a .2 Billion Army Award to a Small Contractor Created a Fort Bliss Detention Controversy

Contracts & Deals

How a $1.2 Billion Army Award to a Small Contractor Created a Fort Bliss Detention Controversy

September 21, 2025

The U.S. Army awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to Acquisition Logistics LLC to

Defense Infrastructure & Manufacturing

USAF moves to hundreds of new Sentinel ICBM silos as B-21 second test aircraft approaches maiden flight

September 6, 2025

The U.S. Air Force is preparing to break ground on hundreds of new silos for its

Pratt & Whitney wins .9B Navy order to supply F-35 F135 propulsion through 2028

Contracts & Deals

Pratt & Whitney wins $2.9B Navy order to supply F-35 F135 propulsion through 2028

August 25, 2025

The Navy awarded Pratt & Whitney a not-to-exceed $2.88 billion modification to produce 141 F135 propulsion

Platforms & Systems

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lauren Cobin

Aircraft

US Air Force confirms F-47 now in build at Boeing with 2028 first flight

September 15, 2025

The U.S. Air Force’s first F-47 is in build at Boeing with first flight planned for 2028, Gen. David Allvin said during the service’s annual gathering at National Harbor. The remarks marked the program’s clearest public schedule since the contract award in March. The selection moved NGAD’s crewed fighter from competition to engineering and manufacturing development. The award went public

Aircraft

First Flight for General Atomics Collaborative Combat Aircraft Starts Edwards and Nellis Test Campaigns

September 12, 2025

General Atomics' YFQ-42A collaborative combat aircraft completed its first flight on August

Aircraft

USAF confirms near-term second B-21 flight while Sentinel program pivots to new silo construction

September 12, 2025

The Air Force expects a second B-21 Raider test aircraft to take

Aircraft

Lockheed and WZL-2 to Oversee In-Country F-16V Upgrades with L3Harris, RTX and Elbit Systems

September 6, 2025

Poland has locked in the electronics lineup for its F-16 Viper upgrade,

Helicopters

Why the U.S. Army is cutting helicopter units, what will replace them, and how Reserve aviators will be affected

September 4, 2025

The Army has moved from proposals to orders. Across late August, senior

Regions & Conflicts

Russia-Ukraine War

Pentagon Limits U.S. Ground Role in Ukraine Security Guarantees, Europe to Lead

August 20, 2025

The Pentagon has told European counterparts that any U.S. role in a future security guarantee for

US State Department Approves .7B NASAMS Sale for Egypt's Air-Defense Upgrade

Middle East

US State Department Approves $4.7B NASAMS Sale for Egypt’s Air-Defense Upgrade

July 25, 2025

The U.S. State Department approved a $4.67 billion NASAMS sale to Egypt on July 24, 2025.

Asia-Pacific

Australia Questions AUKUS Commitments as US Pushes Higher Defence Spending and Taiwan Clause

July 21, 2025

Australia's plan to get nuclear-powered submarines with help from the U.S. and U.K. is on pause

Russia-Ukraine War

Pentagon Resumes 155 mm Shell and GMLRS Rocket Deliveries to Ukraine

July 10, 2025

The Pentagon has restarted selected arms deliveries to Ukraine only days after a sudden halt triggered

Russia-Ukraine War

Denmark Confirms Purchase of 10 Additional F-35 Jets and EU-Backed Patriot Aid for Ukraine

July 9, 2025

Denmark's defence ministry has moved to expand its combat-air and air-defence posture with two closely linked

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Contracts & Deals

Lockheed and Pentagon Finalize $24.3 Billion Agreement for 296 F-35s in Lots 18 and 19

October 7, 2025

The Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin closed a $24.3 billion agreement for 296 F-35s covering production Lots 18 and 19. The package locks in 148 aircraft per lot and ends a two-year negotiation cycle that started after an undefinitized award used

Defense Budgets / Policy

President Trump nominates Gen Kenneth Wilsbach for Air Force Chief of Staff

October 6, 2025

As of October 5, 2025, the nomination of Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach to be the 24th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force is before the Senate with a confirmation hearing set for October 9. Nomination Filed Sept. 30, 2025

Industrial Partnerships

France Seeks Year-End Phase 2 Accord on FCAS as Dassault and Airbus Clash Over Fighter Workshare

September 22, 2025

Paris officials want Phase 2 of the Future Combat Air System agreed with Berlin and Madrid before year-end, with a fighter demonstrator plan included in that package. The ministry described the target as a “mutually acceptable solution.” France, Germany, and Spain repeated

Contracts & Deals

How a $1.2 Billion Army Award to a Small Contractor Created a Fort Bliss Detention Controversy

September 21, 2025

The U.S. Army awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to Acquisition Logistics LLC to build and operate a large immigration detention complex on Fort Bliss near El Paso. The company is a small Virginia-based business with no publicly documented experience

An air-to-air right side view of a Soviet MiG-31 Foxhound aircraft.

News & Policy

Russian MiG-31 Formation Crosses Into Estonian Airspace – Tallinn Summons Russian Chargé d’Affaires

September 19, 2025

Three Russian MiG-31s crossed into Estonian airspace near Vaindloo Island on September 19 and stayed about twelve minutes. Estonian air surveillance tracked them entering from the Gulf of Finland, five nautical miles inside the border at the deepest point, then exiting to

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Army to lead Joint Interagency Task Force 401, consolidating Replicator 2 and DoD counter-drone programs

First Flight for General Atomics Collaborative Combat Aircraft Starts Edwards and Nellis Test Campaigns

USAF confirms near-term second B-21 flight while Sentinel program pivots to new silo construction

FBI Reveals Salt Typhoon’s Multi-Year Campaign That Breached Telecom Carriers and Lawful Intercept Systems

Defense Industry

Lockheed and Pentagon Finalize $24.3 Billion Agreement for 296 F-35s in Lots 18 and 19

France Seeks Year-End Phase 2 Accord on FCAS as Dassault and Airbus Clash Over Fighter Workshare

How a $1.2 Billion Army Award to a Small Contractor Created a Fort Bliss Detention Controversy

USAF moves to hundreds of new Sentinel ICBM silos as B-21 second test aircraft approaches maiden flight

Pratt & Whitney wins $2.9B Navy order to supply F-35 F135 propulsion through 2028

Platforms & Systems

US Air Force confirms F-47 now in build at Boeing with 2028 first flight

First Flight for General Atomics Collaborative Combat Aircraft Starts Edwards and Nellis Test Campaigns

USAF confirms near-term second B-21 flight while Sentinel program pivots to new silo construction

Lockheed and WZL-2 to Oversee In-Country F-16V Upgrades with L3Harris, RTX and Elbit Systems

Why the U.S. Army is cutting helicopter units, what will replace them, and how Reserve aviators will be affected

Regions & Conflicts

Pentagon Limits U.S. Ground Role in Ukraine Security Guarantees, Europe to Lead

US State Department Approves $4.7B NASAMS Sale for Egypt’s Air-Defense Upgrade

Australia Questions AUKUS Commitments as US Pushes Higher Defence Spending and Taiwan Clause

Pentagon Resumes 155 mm Shell and GMLRS Rocket Deliveries to Ukraine

Denmark Confirms Purchase of 10 Additional F-35 Jets and EU-Backed Patriot Aid for Ukraine

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Lockheed and Pentagon Finalize $24.3 Billion Agreement for 296 F-35s in Lots 18 and 19

President Trump nominates Gen Kenneth Wilsbach for Air Force Chief of Staff

France Seeks Year-End Phase 2 Accord on FCAS as Dassault and Airbus Clash Over Fighter Workshare

How a $1.2 Billion Army Award to a Small Contractor Created a Fort Bliss Detention Controversy

Russian MiG-31 Formation Crosses Into Estonian Airspace – Tallinn Summons Russian Chargé d’Affaires

Authors

Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

Lena Kovacs

Diego Ramos

Peter Johansson

Lucas Meyer