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The White House released a statement on whether the F/A-XX should continue moving forward. Hear more about that this week on The Break Out: ow.ly/OIrh50WuRt9 [4 minutes, 43 seconds] #TheWeeklyBreakOut
L3Harris and ELT Group team up on Italian ISR multi-sensor test facility breakingdefense.com/2025/07/l3harr…
Who’s Who in Defense: Joni Ernst, Chairman, Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities breakingdefense.com/2025/07/whos-w…
Navy begins inducting T-45 trainer aircraft for service life extensions breakingdefense.com/2025/07/navy-b…
With Formula 1 blueprint, MGI Engineering says it’s revving up to scale drone production breakingdefense.com/2025/07/with-f…
South Korea to perform engine overhauls for US Army Chinooks breakingdefense.com/2025/07/south-…
We are China hawks. Don’t pivot to Asia! breakingdefense.com/2025/07/we-are…
Check out the first episode of the Middle East Defense Digest where Middle East Bureau Chief Agnes Helou walks you through some recent weapons deals and sits down with ASFAT CEO Mustafa Ilbas. ow.ly/9iRW50Wvj2O Underwritten by @GenAtomics_ASI

Regional sales and ASFAT’s CEO on his expansion plans: Middle East Defense Digest [Video] breakingdefense.com/2025/07/region…
These attributes define the United Kingdom's New Medium Helicopter requirement. Power, payload, range, and advanced avionics: What’s needed in multi-role helicopters? Find out: breakingdefense.com/2025/07/power-… #sponsored by @LDO_Helicopters
Appropriators restore funding for Commerce’s TraCSS spacewatch effort breakingdefense.com/2025/07/approp…
State Department clears Egypt to buy NASAMS in $4.7B deal breakingdefense.com/2025/07/state-…
Startup Union eyes share of 155mm shell production at new Texas facility breakingdefense.com/2025/07/startu…
The demand for space, terrestrial, and surface/subsurface data at the edge requires networks to scale with fiber optics. Largest military buildup in the Pacific since World War II means network transport must keep up. breakingdefense.com/2025/07/larges… #sponsored by @lumentechco
Senate confirms Lohmeier as Air Force No. 2 civilian breakingdefense.com/2025/07/senate…
Space Force creates new ‘System Deltas’ to guide missile warning, space-based targeting efforts breakingdefense.com/2025/07/space-…
Breaking Defense is launching two new video series this week: The Congressional Roundup and The Middle East Defense Digest. Follow us to get the first episodes right away: ow.ly/fme650WuRoa [4 minutes, 43 seconds] #TheWeeklyBreakOut
CNO nominee Adm. Caudle says he’ll look ‘hard’ at whether to ‘walk away’ from sub Boise breakingdefense.com/2025/07/cno-no…
TAI inks strategic partnership with Airbus for Hurjets for Spain breakingdefense.com/2025/07/tai-in…
What’s really in reconciliation, and how the pentagon can make it work breakingdefense.com/2025/07/whats-…