🔷 Saved Rounds 6.10.25

Welcome to Tuesday's Saved Rounds, where we send out all the goodies we couldn't squeeze into our Sunday newsletter.

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In that Number

1.4%

The Trump administration's proposed 2026 budget outlines a tiny 1.4% increase for the Air Force—half the rate of inflation and a cut in real terms.

Totaling $260.8B, the Air Force would see $234.4B (a raise), and the Space Force would see $26B (a cut).

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Zoom in

The US military is building a world-class fighting force…that can’t get to the fight.

Zoom in here for a gloomy summary of the Pacific problem.

They Said It

“Right now, [AI adoption] is a mixed bag. I think it’s not for lack of effort, but I think there are some institutional pieces there.”

— Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin

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Saved Rounds

• The Air Force revived the AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic missile program

• BAE Systems secured a $1.2B deal from the US Space Force for missile-tracking satellites

• The Royal Navy trialed manned-unmanned teaming between a Merlin Mk2 Puma drone for maritime surveillance

• Helsing acquired Grob aircraft

• The Air Force estimated it will take less than $400M to convert the Qatar-donated 747 into Air Force One

• The Army plans to transition to its high-priority Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) program in 2026

• Hungary received the first batch of 12 L-39 Skyfoxes

• Radiance Technologies acquired Verus Research to enhance its defense portfolio

• Jacobs landed a $4B deal with the US Space Force to support range operations

• The Army is piloting forward-deployed 3D printers in the Pacific

• BAE Systems unveiled a new line of M-Code GPS receivers

• C3 AI received a $450M contract mod for its predictive analytics platform for aircraft maintenance

• Impulse Space raised $300M for space electric propulsion tech

• Anduril raised another $2.5B, doubling its valuation to $30.5B

• The Czech MoD extended its Gripen fighter jet lease with Sweden

• GE Aerospace is upgrading its testing facilities for hypersonic propulsion testing

• Israel arms exports hit an all-time high last year, exceeding $14.7B

• GlobalFoundries is investing $16B to enhance semiconductor production in the US

• Sweden is buying Lockheed TPY-4 radars (2027 delivery)

• The Army is taking the lead for integrating microreactors to power military bases

• Trace Systems landed a $564M Army contract for global field service reps supporting PEO-C3N (Command, Control and Communications, Networks)

• The Navy extended BAE’s contract for the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear (SLCM-N) program (fielding in 2036)

• Picogrid won a $1.1M contract to deploy a battlefield software platform for the Army

• Spain halted a deal for Rafael’s Spanish subsidiary to produce Spike LR2 anti-tank missiles

• The Navy awarded a $536M contract to NorthStar to dismantle the USS Enterprise (CVN-65)

• The Philippines threw cold water on a potential F-16 purchase

• Dassault signed a deal with TASL to locally produce Rafale fuselages in India

• Turkish Aerospace Industries plans to build 1,500 military aircraft by 2034 (fighters, drones, etc.)

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