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The most severe exchange of fire since the April 8 ceasefire as U.S....

President Trump commented on the crew of the AH-64 Apache downed by an Iranian Shahed drone over the Gulf of Oman, praising their rescue by a Saronic Corsair uncrewed surface vessel. Trump said the aviators got very lucky and reiterated US strikes on Iran would continue.

After the collapse of FCAS, Italy's Leonardo CEO Lorenzo Mariani said Germany would be welcome in the UK-Italy-Japan GCAP program but warned adding a new partner risks delaying the 2035 flight target. Germany's defense minister listed three options: more F-35s, join GCAP, or launch a new German-led program with Airbus.

Boeing Australia unveiled the MQ-28 Ghost Bat Block 3 at ILA Berlin in partnership with Rheinmetall. The new CCA features a 25% larger wing, 12,000 lbf thrust, internal weapons bays for AIM-120 AMRAAMs or SDBs, BLOS capability, and validated low-observable characteristics....

Diehl Defence unveiled the Cobra 600 (AirLAS) at ILA Berlin — a jet-powered drone that carries an IRIS-T missile up to 250 miles, acting as a missile taxi to extend ground-based air defense range. The reusable platform by Polaris Raumflugzeuge uses standard Eurofighter pylons and can loiter or conduct combat air patrols.

The ILA Berlin airshow opened this week amid the dual backdrop of escalating U.S....